Comparison of the skin biophysical parameters of Southeast Asia females: Forehead-cheek and ethnic groups

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1521-1526

  Lee, M R ^a   Nam, G W ^a,b   Jung, Y C ^a   Park, S Y ^a   Han, J Y ^a   Cho, J C ^a,c   Suh, K D ^c   Hwang, J K ^b  

^a AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHEEK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; ELASTICITY; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMA INDEX; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANIN INDEX; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEBUM; SEBUM SECRETION; SINGAPORE; SKIN; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN PH; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN SEBUM; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; BIOPHYSICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888204402     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12042     Document Type: Article

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