Cutaneous and sensory effects of two sanitary pads with distinct surface materials: A randomized prospective trial

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 227-241

  Farage, Miranda ^a   Katsarou, Alexandra ^b   Tsagroni, Eugenia ^b   Bowtell, Philip ^a   Meyer, Sandy ^a   Deliveliotou, Aikaterini ^b   Creatsas, George ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cutaneous effects; Erythema; Irritation; Menstrual; Prospective trial; Sanitary pad; Subjective effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BURNING SENSATION; BUTTOCK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUATION; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SANITARY PAD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIGH; VULVA;

EID: 33745090808     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520500371693     Document Type: Article

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