Evidence for a new paradigm for ultraviolet exposure: A universal schedule that is skin phototype independent

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-195

  Miller, Sharon A ^a   Coelho, Sergio G ^b   Miller, Scott W ^a   Yamaguchi, Yuji ^b   Hearing, Vincent J ^b   Beer, Janusz Z ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure schedule; Indoor tanning; Skin phototype; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN PROTOTYPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET TANNING;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBATHING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84868578120     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2012.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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