A rapid method for determining recent sunscreen use in field studies

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-63

  Whiteman, David C ^a   Brown, Robyn M ^a   Xu, Chunxia ^a   Paterson, Christine L ^b   Miller, David ^c   Parsons, Peter G ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Field studies; Spectrophotometry; Sunscreening agents; Ultraviolet rays

Indexed keywords

'FAMILY'; 3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; AQUASUN; AVOBENZONE; BANANA BOAT; CURASOL; NO FRILL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYBENZONE; SALICYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; SUNSCREEN; SUNSENSE; SUNSENSE ULTRA; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; UV TRIPLEGARD; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; ELUTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PROTECTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0037260293     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(02)00409-8     Document Type: Article

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