Sensitive skin at menopause; dew point and electrometric properties of the stratum corneum

Maturitas

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Paquet, F ^a   Pierard Franchimont C ^a   Fumal, I ^a   Goffin, V ^a   Paye, M ^b   Pierard G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Advanced Technology Department   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emollient; Environmental humidity; Menopause; Sensitive skin; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; LIPOBASE; MEDROGESTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; MENOPAUSE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EPIDERMIS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MEDROGESTONE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0032509846     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(97)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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