Equisetum arvense in a new transungual technology imporves nail structure and appearance

Journal of Plastic Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-38

  Sparavigna, Adele ^a   Setaro, Michele ^a   Genet, Margherita ^b   Frisenda, Linda ^b  

^a Derming   (Italy)

^b Polichem SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Equisetum arvense; Nail; Transungual technology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIMETHYL SULFONE; EQUISETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT; METHIONINE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NAIL BED; NAIL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSORIASIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INJURY;

EID: 33646847860     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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