Free residual chlorine in bathing water reduces the water-holding capacity of the stratum corneum in atopic skin

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 196-202

  Seki, Taisuke ^a,b   Morimatsu, Susumu ^a   Nagahori, Hidefumi ^a   Morohashi, Masaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Seki Dermatological Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Chlorine; Stratum corneum; Water; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; HOT WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BATH; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0037359469     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00371.x     Document Type: Article

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