Efficacy of 4 commercially available protective creams in the repetitive irritation test (RIT)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 278-283

  Schlüter Wigger, Walter ^a   Elsner, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bioengineering methods; Colorimetry; Irritant contact dermatitis; Occupational; Prevention; Protective creams; Transepidermal water loss; Visual scoring

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LACTIC ACID; PROTECTIVE AGENT; REINOL AQUAGUARD; REINOL B; REINOL DRYGUARD; REINOL F; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN WATER LOSS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029879466     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02200.x     Document Type: Article

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