Objective Measurement of Minimal Erythema and Melanogenic Doses Using Natural and Solar-simulated Light

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-336

  Poon, Terence S C ^a   Kuchel, Johanna M ^a   Badruddin, Aamir ^a   Halliday, Gary M ^a,c   Barnetson, Ross StC ^a   Iwaki, Haruhi ^b   Hatao, Masato ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CHROMAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DEVICE; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMA METER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MELANOGENESIS; MINIMAL MELANOGENIC DOSE; MINIMUM ERYTHEMA DOSE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNBURN; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLORIMETRY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0242268562     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0331:OMOMEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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