Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy versus Mexameter® MX18 measurements of melanin and erythema in an African population

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program under Grant No. NSF DGE-1144153 to M Wilkes and an international travel allowance co-funded through the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) and United States Agency for International Development agencies. Dr Wright received support for this project from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Parliamentary Grant funding, the National Research Foundation Rated Researcher funding and the Cancer Association of South Africa ad-hoc grant.