'Ethnic skin' and why the study of human cutaneous diversity is important

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 169, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2013, Pages

  Jablonski, N G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGIST; DERMATOLOGY; ETHNICITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SKIN FLORA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; UNITED STATES; VITILIGO;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 84893217017     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12531     Document Type: Note

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