Ethnic skin: Overview of structure and function

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Berardesca, Enzo ^a   Maibach, Howard ^b  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CARE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0038454938     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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