A randomized, controlled, double-blind study of the effect of wearing coated pH 5.5 latex gloves compared with standard powder-free latex gloves on skin pH, transepidermal water loss and skin irritation

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-25

  Mirza, Raeesa ^a   Maani, Neda ^a   Liu, Cynthia ^b   Kim, June ^a   Rehmus, Wingfield ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shen Wei (USA) Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mantle; Gloves; Hand dermatitis; Irritation; Latex; pH

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN PH; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRRITANTS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POWDERS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33745606943     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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