A commercial sunscreen's protection against ultraviolet radiation-induced immunosuppression is more than 50% lower than protection against sunburn in humans

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Kelly, Deirdre A ^a   Seed, Paul T ^b   Young, Antony R ^a   Walker, Susan L ^a,c  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact hypersensitivity; Immunosuppression; Sunscreen; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN PROTECTION; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037240821     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12005.x     Document Type: Article

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