Universal classification of skin type

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-57

  Goldman, Mitchel P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Vision Surgery and Laser Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 14944378141     PISSN: 10413766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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