Emollients and the response of facial skin to a cold environment

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1149-1152

  Thorleifsson, Ari ^a   Wulf, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cold; Cream; Emollient; Frostbite; Skin; Wind

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; PETROLATUM; WATER OIL CREAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CHILL; COLD EXPOSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION;

ADULT; COLD; EMOLLIENTS; FACE; FEMALE; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WIND;

EID: 0038008465     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05264.x     Document Type: Article

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