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Quantification of sodium lauryl sulfate irritant dermatitis in man: Comparison of four techniques: skin color reflectance, transepidermal water loss, laser Doppler flow measurement and visual scores

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  1. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, Surge 110, Box 0989, 94143-0989, San Francisco, California, USA

    K. -P. Wilhelm, C. Surber & H. I. Maibach

  2. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Federal Republic of Germany

    K. -P. Wilhelm

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Wilhelm, K.P., Surber, C. & Maibach, H.I. Quantification of sodium lauryl sulfate irritant dermatitis in man: Comparison of four techniques: skin color reflectance, transepidermal water loss, laser Doppler flow measurement and visual scores. Arch Dermatol Res 281, 293–295 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00431067

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