A study of skin color by melanin index according to site, gestational age, birth weight and season of birth in Korean neonates

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-108

  Park, Jung Hun ^a   Lee, Mu Hyoung ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Birth Weight; Gestational Age; Melanin Index; Melanins; Seasonal Variation

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ABDOMEN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; KOREA; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 14844297341     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.1.105     Document Type: Article

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