The use of a measure of acute irritation to predict the outcome of repeated usage of hand soap products

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1311-1315

  Williams, C ^a   Wilkinson, M ^a   McShane, P ^b   Pennington, D ^b   Fernandez, C ^a   Pierce, S ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOAPS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957597795     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10246.x     Document Type: Article

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