Influence of applied quantity of sunscreen products on the sun protection factor - A multicenter study organized by the DGK Task Force Sun Protection

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Bimczok, R ^a   Gers Barlag, H ^b   Mundt, C ^b   Klette, E ^b   Bielfeldt, S ^c   Rudolph, T ^d   Pflucker F ^d   Heinrich, U ^e   Tronnier, H ^e   Johncock, W ^f   Klebon, B ^g   Westenfelder, H ⁿ   Flosser Muller H ^h   Jenni, K ⁱ   Kockott, D ^j   Lademann, J ^k   Herzog, B ^l   Rohr, M ^m  

^a Wella Service GmbH   (Germany)

^b BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

^c ProDERM GmbH   (Germany)

^d MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^f SYMRISE AG   (Germany)

^g Ecolab Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^h BASF SE   (Germany)

ⁱ EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^j UV Technik   (Germany)

^k CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^l Ciba Grenzach GmbH   (Germany)

^m Institut Dr Schrader Creachem GmbH   (Germany)

ⁿ DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Sun protection; Sun protection factor; Sunscreen application; UV protection

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33845802515     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096173     Document Type: Article

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