Measurement of water exchange through skin

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 209-218

  Nilsson, G E ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Hygrometry; Insensible perspiration; Sweat; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - TISSUE;

TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS;

WATER;

WATER;

HYGROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SWEAT; SWEATING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

HUMAN; HUMIDITY; METHODS; PRESSURE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0017490050     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: 17410444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02441040     Document Type: Article

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