Validation of an objective scar pigmentation measurement by using a spectrocolorimeter

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 779-784

  Li Tsang, Cecilia W P ^a   Lau, Joy C M ^a   Liu, Sally K Y ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment; CIE; Pigmentation; Scar; Spectrocolorimeter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROCOLORIMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0242467983     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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