Racial differences in acute and cumulative skin irritation responses between Caucasian and Asian populations

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 134-143

  Robinson, Michael K ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Irritation; Race; Skin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DECANOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LACTIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PENETRATION; TIME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS;

EID: 0033982237     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2000.042003134.x     Document Type: Article

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