Inconsistency in sun protection factor (SPF) index in Mexico. The case of sunscreens for oily skin;La inconsistencia del factor de protección solar (FPS) en México. El caso de los filtros para piel oleosa

Gaceta Medica de Mexico

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-114

  Castanedo Cazares, Juan Pablo ^a,b   Torres Álvarez, Bertha ^a   Briones Estevis, Selene ^a   Moncada, Benjamín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DR IGNACIO MORONES PRIETO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acne; Oily skin; Sunscreens

Indexed keywords

MEXORIYL SX; MEXORYL XL; SUNSCREEN;

ACNE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION; SIMULATION; SKIN; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 18044376625     PISSN: 00163813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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