What is sensitive skin? A systematic literature review of objective measurements

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 75-83

  Richters, Reneé ^a   Falcone, Denise ^a   Uzunbajakava, Natallia ^b   Verkruysse, Willem ^b   Van Erp, Piet ^a   Van De Kerkhof, Peter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biophysical measurements; Multifactorial questionnaires; Sensitive skin

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEBUM; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

CONSENSUS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84923632233     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000363149     Document Type: Review

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