Objective and subjective measures of melasma

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-95

  Taylor, Susan C ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

CHLOASMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORIMETRY; DERMIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMIS; FACE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MACROPHAGE; MEASUREMENT; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLECTOMETRY; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 33847112371     PISSN: 10413766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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