The concept of skin bleaching in Africa and its devastating health implications

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-29

  de Souza, Melanie Miyanji ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLEACHING; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; FINANCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SKIN CARE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

AFRICA; BEAUTY CULTURE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG INDUSTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 38949106864     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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