Shedding Light on Sunscreens and Their Labels. Testing Policies Need to Match Actual Use

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 679-681

  Sivamani, Raja K ^a,b   Ghiya, Meena ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

CANCER RISK; ERYTHEMA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LABORATORY TEST; MELANOMA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARE; SKIN PROTECTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STANDARDIZATION; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; SKIN AGING; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77952352335     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.02.009     Document Type: Review

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