Acute effect of solar-simulated radiation on epidermal thickness assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy in vivo
Corresponding Author
T Gambichler
Dermatology Out-patient clinic, Old church Hospital, Waterloo Road, Romford, UK,
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
*Corresponding author, E-mail:[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorK Sauermann
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorMA Altintas
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorP Altmeyer
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorK Hoffmann
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
T Gambichler
Dermatology Out-patient clinic, Old church Hospital, Waterloo Road, Romford, UK,
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
*Corresponding author, E-mail:[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorK Sauermann
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorMA Altintas
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorP Altmeyer
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorK Hoffmann
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum, GlodrunStr, Bochum, Germany.
Search for more papers by this authorDOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00974.x
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