Coal tar, pine tar and sulfonated shale oil preparations: Comparative activity, efficacy and safety

Dermatology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-5

  Schmid, M H ^a   Korting, H C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Coal tar; Pine tar; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sulfonated shale oil

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; COAL TAR; FOSSIL FUEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TAR;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FIRE; FOREST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030055924     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000246189     Document Type: Article

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