Skin capacitance in normal and atopic infants, and effects of moisturizers on atopic skin

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 447-450

  Matsumoto, Tomoaki ^a   Yuasa, Hiromi ^b   Kai, Rie ^b   Ueda, Hiromi ^b   Ogura, Shunko ^b   Honda, Yoshiko ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gokase Town Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Capacitance; Infant; Moisturizer

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRY SKIN; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN FUNCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PETROLATUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34250745169     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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