Inter-relation between variables determining constitutional UV sensitivity in Caucasian children

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-13

  Uter, Wolfgang ^a   Pfahlberg, A ^a   Kalina, B ^a   Kolmel K F ^b   Gefeller, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Freckling; Hair colour; Iris colour; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GERMANY; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; LENTIGO; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EYE COLOR; GERMANY; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MELANOSIS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SWEDEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1042281004     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2004.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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