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