Skin color measurement in Chinese female population: Analysis of 407 cases from 4 major cities of China

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 835-839

  Wei, Liu ^a,b,c,d   Xuemin, Wang ^a,b,c,d   Wei, Lai ^a,b,c,d   Li, Li ^a,b,c,d   Ping, Zhang ^a,b,c,d   Yanyu, Wu ^a,b,c,d   Ying, Lu ^a,b,c,d   Yan, Li ^a,b,c,d   Yan, Tian ^a,b,c,d   Yan, Wu ^a,b,c,d   Li, Chen ^a,b,c,d  

^a AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Shanghai Dermatological and Venereal Hospital   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOTYPOLOGY; BUTTOCK; CALCULATION; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN COLOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547420705     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03192.x     Document Type: Article

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