Moisturizing effects of topical nicotinamide on atopic dry skin

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-202

  Soma, Yoshinao ^a   Kashima, Masato ^a   Imaizumi, Akiko ^a   Takahama, Hideto ^a   Kawakami, Tamihiro ^a   Mizoguchi, Masako ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINAMIDE; PETROLATUM; WHITE PETROLATUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRURITUS; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIACINAMIDE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 15844405104     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02375.x     Document Type: Article

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