Skin differences, needs, and disorders across global populations

Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-5

  Kimball, Alexa B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ACCURACY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN STRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 41349102799     PISSN: 10870024     EISSN: 15291774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jidsymp.2008.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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