The good, the bad, and the ugly of sunscreens

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-33

  Berwick, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SUNBURN;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 78650454188     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2010.227     Document Type: Review

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