Over-the-counter topical skin products - A common component of skin disease management

Cutis

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-67

  Vogel, Curt A ^a   Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^a   Fleischer, Alan B ^a   Cayce, Kimberly A ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

10 UNDECENOIC ACID; ALPHA KERI; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVEENO; BACITRACIN; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CETAPHIL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COAL TAR; CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID PLUS SALICYLIC ACID; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; MEDIPLAST; MICONAZOLE; NEOSPORIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OXY WASH; PETROLATUM; PHISODEX; POLYSPORIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SUNSCREEN; XIPAMIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4143076891     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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