Skin phototyping in a Chinese female population: Analysis of four hundred and four cases from four major cities of China

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 184-188

  Liu, Wei ^a   Lai, W ^b   Wang, X M ^c   Li, L ^d   Tian, Y ^a   Lu, Y ^b   Wu, Y Y ^c   Li, Y ^d   Zhang, P ^a   Wu, Y ^e   Chen, L ^f  

^a AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Dermatological and Venereal Hospital   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^f The P and G (China) Co   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese female population; Minimal erythema dose (MED); Minimal persistent pigmentation dose (MPPD); Skin type

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SELF REPORT; SIMULATOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STANDARD; SUNLIGHT; VOLUNTEER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CITIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33746266516     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2006.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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