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Many studies have been made of skin colour1–3 but to date few of these techniques have been applied clinically; when some index of colour change is required an arbitrary subjective grading system is usually used.
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Feather, J.W., Dawson, J.B., Barker, D.J., Cotterill, J.A. (1981). A theoretical and experimental study of the optical properties of in vivo skin. In: Marks, R., Payne, P.A. (eds) Bioengineering and the Skin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7310-7_30
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