A Sunscreen's labeled sun protection factor may overestimate protection at temperate latitudes: A human in vivo study

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2457-2462

  Young, Antony R ^a   Boles, Justine ^a   Herzog, Bernd ^b   Osterwalder, Uli ^b   Baschong, Werner ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LATITUDE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUN PROTECTION FACTOR; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG LABELING; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARDS; SUNLIGHT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CLIMATE; DRUG LABELING; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956876873     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.144     Document Type: Article

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