'Healthy skin': Significance and results of an Italian study on healthy population with particular regard to 'sensitive' skin

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 327-331

  Sparavigna, A ^a,c   Di Pietro, A ^b   Setaro, M ^a,c  

^a Derming   (Italy)

^b International Society of Plastic Dermatology (ISPLAD)   (Italy)

^c c/o Derming srl ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian population; Lactic acid test; Sensitive skin

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

EID: 28944447292     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2005.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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