Water content and other aspects of brittle versus normal fingernails

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-36

  Stern, Dana Kazlow ^a   Diamantis, Stephanie ^a   Smith, Elizabeth ^a   Wei, Huachen ^a   Gordon, Marsha ^a   Muigai, Wangui ^a   Moshier, Erin ^a   Lebwohl, Mark ^a   Spuls, Phyllis ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRITTLE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NAIL; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; BEAUTY CULTURE; BODY WATER; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250202524     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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