Transepidermal water loss and its relation to barrier function and skin irritation

Bioengineering of the Skin: Water and the Stratum Corneum, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 97-104

  Van Der Valk, P G M ^a   Kucharekova, M ^a   Tupker, R A ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

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