Instrumental and dermatologist evaluation of the effect of glycerine and urea on dry skin in atopic dermatitis

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 209-213

  Loden M ^a   Andersson, A C ^b   Andersson, C ^c   Frodin T ^c   Oman H ^c   Lindberg, M ^d  

^a ACO Hud AB   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cream; Dry skin; Emollient; Moisturiser; Permeability barrier; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADULT; BODY WATER; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; SKIN; UREA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0035163299     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2001.070401.x     Document Type: Article

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