Efficacy of protective creams in a modified repeated irritation test: Methodological aspects

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-273

  Wigger Alberti, Walter ^a   Rougier, André ^b   Richard, Alain ^b   Elsner, Peter ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b La Roche Posay Pharmaceutical Lab   (France)

Author keywords

Bioengineering methods; Irritant contact dermatitis; Prevention; Protective creams

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; IRRITANT AGENT; LACTIC ACID; PETROLATUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; OINTMENTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SKIN TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031846335     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598441846     Document Type: Article

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