Gender differences in facial skin dielectric constant measured at 300 MHz

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 504-510

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a   Bernal, Maria ^a   Carson, Sophia ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Face skin; Skin hydration; Skin moisturization; Skin thickness; Skin water

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE DATA; DATA INTERPRETATION; FACIAL SKIN; GENDER DIFFERENCES; MOISTURIZATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN THICKNESS; SKIN TISSUE;

DATA PROCESSING; PERMITTIVITY;

TISSUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867522172     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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