Fitzpatrick skin type, individual typology angle, and melanin index in an African population : steps toward universally applicable skin photosensitivity assessments

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Wilkes, Marcus
dc.contributor.author Wright, Caradee Yael
dc.contributor.author Du Plessis J.L.
dc.contributor.author Reeder, A.I.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-11T11:49:30Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-11T11:49:30Z
dc.date.issued 2015-03
dc.description.abstract Calculation of the individual typology angle (ITA) based on spectrophotometric measurements has been used to classify skin types into 6 physiologically relevant groups: very light, light, intermediate, tan, brown, and dark. This study directly compares ITA values with the melanin index (MI), which is frequently used in assigning Fitzpatrick skin type (FST), to improve understanding of how these measurements correlate when used in a study that primarily includes participants with FSTs V and VI. en_ZA
dc.description.department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology en_ZA
dc.description.librarian hb2016 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program under Grant No. (grant number NSF DGE-1144153) and an international travel allowance co-funded through the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) and United States Agency for International Development agencies. CSIR Parliamentary Grant funding, Cancer Association of South Africa ad-hoc grant. Cancer Society of New Zealand Inc. and the University of Otago. en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/journal.aspx en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Wilkes , MW, Wright, CY, Du Plessis, J & Reeder, A 2015, 'Fitzpatrick skin type, individual typology angle, and Melanin index in an African population : steps toward universally applicable skin photosensitivity assessments', JAMA Dermatology, vol. 151, pp. 902-903. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 2168-6068 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2168-6084 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0351
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56274
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher American Medical Association en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. en_ZA
dc.subject African population en_ZA
dc.subject Individual typology angle (ITA) en_ZA
dc.subject Fitzpatrick skin type (FST) en_ZA
dc.subject Melanin index (MI) en_ZA
dc.title Fitzpatrick skin type, individual typology angle, and melanin index in an African population : steps toward universally applicable skin photosensitivity assessments en_ZA
dc.type Postprint Article en_ZA


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record