Moisturizers in preventing irritant contact dermatitis: An overview

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 241-244

  Zhai, Hongbo ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

After work emollients; Barrier creams; Irritant contact dermatitis; Moisturizers; Prevention barrier function; Protective creams

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

IRRITANT DERMATITIS; REVIEW; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER CONTENT;

DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS;

EID: 0031746580     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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