Positive effect of HPA lanolin versus expressed breastmilk on painful and damaged nipples during lactation

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-35

  Abou Dakn, M ^a   Fluhr, J W ^a,b   Gensch, M ^a   Wockel A ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Bioskin   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastmilk; Highly purified anhydrous lanolin; Lactation; Nipple pain; Nipple trauma; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

HIGHLY PURIFIED ANHYDROUS LANOLIN; LANOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; NIPPLE MALFORMATION; NIPPLE TRAUMA; NIPPLE TRAUMA SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; LANOLIN; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MILK, HUMAN; NIPPLES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77955603303     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318228     Document Type: Article

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