Relationship between minimal phototoxic dose and skin colour plus sun exposure history: A neural network approach

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-30

  Rubegni, P ^a   Cevenini, G ^a   Flori, M L ^a   Barbini, P ^a   Andreassi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorimetry; MPD; Neural network; Phototype; Psoriasis; PUVA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0031946429     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1998.tb00005.x     Document Type: Article

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