Efficacy of a barrier cream and its vehicle as protective measures against occupational irritant contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-80

  Berndt, U ^a   Wigger Alberti, W ^a   Gabard, B ^b   Elsner, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Spirig AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barrier creams; Emollients; Occupational irritant contact dermatitis; Skin care; Skin protection; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PROTECTION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; BODY WATER; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOLLIENTS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SKIN; SKIN CARE; VEHICLES; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0033959213     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2000.042002077.x     Document Type: Article

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