Irritability of the skin barrier: A comparison of chronologically aged and photo-aged skin in elderly and young adults

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 208-211

  Blaak, J ^a   Luttje D ^b   John, S M ^a   Schurer N Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b Andreas Bannowsky Ltd   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronological aging; Photo aging; Skin aging; Skin barrier; Skin irritation; Xerosis

Indexed keywords

IRRITANT AGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DRY SKIN; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCLUSION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; XEROSIS;

EID: 80052317643     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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