Evaluation of skin ageing: A systematic review of clinical scales

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1249-1261

  Dobos, G ^a   Lichterfeld, A ^a   Blume Peytavi, U ^a   Kottner, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN AGING SCALE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84929129572     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13509     Document Type: Review

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