International guidelines for the in vivo assessment of skin properties in non-clinical settings: Part 2. transepidermal water loss and skin hydration

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-278

  Du Plessis, Johan ^a   Stefaniak, Aleksandr ^b   Eloff, Fritz ^a   John, Swen ^c   Agner, Tove ^d   Chou, Tzu Chieh ^e   Nixon, Rosemary ^f   Steiner, Markus ^g   Franken, Anja ^a   Kudla, Irena ^h   Holness, Linn ^h  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Guideline; Non clinical; Skin barrier; Skin hydration; Stratum corneum; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; NON-CLINICAL; SKIN HYDRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS;

HYDRATION;

DERMATOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; WORKPLACE;

GUIDELINE; NON-CLINICAL; SKIN BARRIER; SKIN HYDRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS;

BODY WATER; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TESTS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84880350908     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12037     Document Type: Article

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