Measurement of skin mechanics: A study of inter- and intra-individual variation using the Dermaflex A

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 164-166

  Jemec, Gregor B E ^a,c   Gniadecka, Monika ^a   Jemec, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Coefficient of variation; Dermaflex; Distensibility; Inter individual variation; Intra individual variation; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN; SKIN SURFACE; SUCTION;

EID: 0030479874     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1996.tb00144.x     Document Type: Article

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