Computerized evaporimetry using the DermaLab® TEWL probe

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-13

  Grove, Gary L ^a,b   Grove, Mary Jo ^a,b   Zerweck, Charles ^a   Pierce, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Skin Study Center   (United States)

^b CyberDERM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized evaporimetry; Transepidermal water loss (TEWL)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVAPORATION; HUMAN; MICROCOMPUTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032933988     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1999.tb00197.x     Document Type: Article

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