Perceived skin colour seems a swift, valid and reliable measurement

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1084-1086

  Jacobs, L C ^a   Hamer, M A ^a   Verkouteren, J A C ^a   Pardo, L M ^a   Liu, F ^a   Nijsten, T ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGIST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN COLOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLOR VISION; DERMATOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLOR PERCEPTION; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 84946493313     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13888     Document Type: Letter

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