Immediate pigment darkening and persistent pigment darkening as means of measuring the ultraviolet A protection factor in vivo: A comparative study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1356-1361

  Hwang, Y J ^a   Park, H J ^a   Hahn, H J ^a   Kim, J Y ^a   Ko, J H ^a   Lee, Y W ^a   Choe, Y B ^a   Ahn, K J ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION PROTECTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMEDIATE PIGMENT DARKENING METHOD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSISTENT PIGMENT DARKENING METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; SUNTAN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957590552     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10225.x     Document Type: Article

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