Sunscreens and thyroid function in humans after short-term whole-body topical application: A single-blinded study [20]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1080-1082

  Janjua, N R ^a   Kongshoj, B ^a   Petersen, J H ^b   Wulf, H C ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LIOTHYRONINE; OCTYLMETHOXYCINNAMATE; OXYBENZONE; SUNSCREEN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; LETTER; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BENZOPHENONES; CAMPHOR; CINNAMATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 34247387169     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07803.x     Document Type: Letter

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