Bioengineering and subjective approaches to the clinical evaluation of dry skin

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 410-421

  Byrne, A J ^a  

^a Unit 32 Beechwood Close   (Ireland)

Author keywords

dry skin; moisturization; stratum corneum; xerosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; IRRITANT AGENT;

BIOENGINEERING; CALORIMETRY; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; XEROSIS; IMPEDANCE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; THERMOREGULATION;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SKIN DISEASES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 78349302319     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2010.00584.x     Document Type: Review

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