Impact of sunflower seed oil versus mustard seed oil on skin barrier function in newborns: A community-based, cluster-randomized trial

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Summers, Aimee ^a   Visscher, Marty O ^b   Khatry, Subarna K ^a,c   Sherchand, Jeevan B ^d   Leclerq, Steven C ^a   Katz, Joanne ^a   Tielsch, James M ^e   Mullany, Luke C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emollient therapy; Massage; Mustard oil; Neonate; pH; Skin; Skin barrier; Skin condition; Stratum corneum; Sunflower oil; TEWL

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD SEED OIL; SUNFLOWER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETER); CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEWBORN; PH; PROTEIN CONCENTRATION; RASH; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BARRIER FUNCTION; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INTEGRITY; SKIN PH; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; STRATUM CORNEUM COHESION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; MASSAGE; MUSTARD; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSTARD PLANT; PLANT OILS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SUNFLOWER OIL;

EID: 85077028352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1871-2     Document Type: Article

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