Textiles and human skin, microclimate, cutaneous reactions: An overview

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-39

  Zhong, Wen ^a   Xing, Malcolm M Q ^b   Pan, Ning ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous reaction; Human skin; Irritation; Microclimate; Textiles

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; AZO DYE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYL GROUP;

BLISTER; CLOTHING; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DECUBITUS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROCLIMATE; MOISTURE; PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INJURY; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TEXTILE; TEXTILE FINISHING; TISSUE INTERACTION;

BLISTER; CLOTHING; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FRICTION; HUMANS; MICROCLIMATE; PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN; TEXTILES;

EID: 33745104708     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520500536600     Document Type: Review

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