Intra-individual variation of irritant threshold and relationship to transepidermal water loss measurement of skin irritation

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-29

  Smith, H R ^a,d   Rowson, M ^b   Basketter, D A ^c   McFadden, J P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Data Sciences Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioengineering methods; Dermatitis; Irritant; Transepidermal water loss; Visual assessment

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 4344634776     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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