New surface covering for feminine hygiene pads: Dermatological testing

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-146

  Farage, Miranda A ^a   Stadler, Angela ^a   Elsner, Peter ^b   Creatsas, George ^c   Maibach, Howard ^d  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apertured film; Behind the knee test; Cumulative irritation; Fabric like film; Feminine hygiene pads; Mechanical irritation; Sanitary pads; Topsheet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TEST; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 21544449443     PISSN: 07313829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CUS-200059589     Document Type: Article

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