Tanning in Human Skin Types II and III Offers Modest Photoprotection Against Erythema

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 588-592

  Sheehan, John M ^a   Potten, Christopher S ^b   Young, Antony R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; SKIN; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032184765     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb02518.x     Document Type: Article

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