Color homogeneity and visual perception of age, health, and attractiveness of female facial skin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 977-984

  Matts, Paul J ^a   Fink, Bernhard ^b   Grammer, Karl ^c   Burquest, Maria ^d  

^a PandG Beauty   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^d PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MELANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CHROMATOPHORE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN COLOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BEAUTY; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 36049008739     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.040     Document Type: Article

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