Skin color of Koreans: Statistical evaluation of affecting factors

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 170-177

  Han, Kihwan ^a   Choi, Taehyun ^b   Son, Daegu ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; L*a*b* color system; Skin color

Indexed keywords

QUOTA SAMPLING METHOD; SKIN COLOR; STRATIFIED SAMPLING METHOD;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMAN FORM MODELS;

SKIN;

AGE; ARM; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KOREA; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN REDNESS; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUNBURN; WORKPLACE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OCCUPATIONS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 33745629111     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0909-752X.2006.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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