The effect of dryness on the skin

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-107

  Rudikoff, Donald ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCEROL; HUMECTANT; PETROLATUM;

CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY SKIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WATER CONTENT; XEROSIS;

EID: 0031844720     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(97)00173-9     Document Type: Article

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