Efficacy of an aluminum oxide scrub cream in the treatment of xerotic skin of the elderly

Exogenous Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-34

  Andersen, F ^a,c   Andersen, K H ^a,c   Kligman, A M ^a,b  

^a SKIN Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hydroxy acid; Capacitance; Moisturizing cream; Scrub cream; Skin aging; Transepidermal water loss; UVA video microscopy; Xerosis

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BRASIVOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; LEG; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHOTOAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN STIMULATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSIS;

EID: 22144459079     PISSN: 14244616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085573     Document Type: Article

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