High-resolution epiluminescence colorimetry of striae distensae

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-287

  Hermanns, J F ^a   Piérard, Gerald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Striae albae; Striae caeruleae; Striae distensae; Striae nigrae; Striae rubrae; Typology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL SKIN REACTION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; STRIA; STRIA ALBA; STRIA CAERULEA; STRIA DISTENSA; STRIA NIGRA; STRIA RUBRA;

ADULT; CICATRIX; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 33645962178     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01426.x     Document Type: Article

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