A long-term evaluation of erythema and pigmentation induced by ultraviolet radiations of different wavelengths

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 360-368

  Suh, K S ^a   Roh, H J ^a   Choi, S Y ^a   Jeon, Y S ^a   Doh, K S ^a   Bae, J H ^a   Kim, S T ^a  

^a Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Different wavelengths; Intensity; Skin color changes; Time course

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

ERYTHEMA; PIGMENTATION;

SKIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY SCALE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; COLOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34848886441     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2007.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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