Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 218-222 , February 2010

The relation between the amount of sunscreen applied and the sun protection factor in Asian skin

,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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 Supported by Konkuk University in 2008.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00779-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.047

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 218-222 , February 2010

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