Commentary on 'UVB-SPF': The SPF labels of sunscreen products convey more than just UVB protection

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-220

  Sayre, Robert M ^a,b   Dowdy, John C ^a   Lott, Dennis L ^c   Marlowe, Edward ^d  

^a Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Tanning Research Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Solar simulator; Sun protection factor; Sunlight; Sunscreen; UV; UVA; UVB

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN PROTECTION; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

DRUG LABELING; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 48449106044     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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