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Reflectance spectrophotometer: the dermatologists' sphygmomanometer for skin phototyping?
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jul 2008
Pershing Lynn K, Tirumala Vidyanath P, Nelson Joel L, Corlett Judy L, Lin Anne G, Meyer Laurence J, Leachman Sancy A
Abstract excerpt
To date, human skin phototype (SPT) has been determined subjectively by self- or trained investigator assessment using sun burning and/or sun tanning responses, ethnicity, hair, and eye color. This study evaluated objective reflectance spectrophotometer (RS) assessment of SPT in 353 males or females (18-72 years old with Fitzpatrick SPT I-VI) using the area-under-the-intensity curve (AUIC) over the 450-615 nm...
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