Cutaneous Biometrics

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Doris Schwindt, Howard I. Maibach
Springer Science & Business Media, 2001 M01 31 - 358 pages
Biometrics in dermatology is an essential tool where data evaluation results in valid interpretations. This book will be the first in this area. One part of the book will describe principal aspects of dermatological research focussing on practical advice. A special part will cover applied biometrics to provide the clinician and researcher with state-of-the-art guidelines to assess the severity of common skin diseases. An additional aspect that will be of interest to pharmacologists addresses pharmacologic assays.
 

Contents

Statistics in Clinical Research
3
The CaseControl Study
23
Principles for the Conduct of Nondrug Clinical Studies
37
Questionnaire Design in Skin Disease Epidemiology
43
Noninvasive Evaluation of Skin Properties
55
Scale Development for Clinical Assessment
57
Evaluation of Cosmetics by Sensory Assessment
65
Cutaneous Bioengineering
81
Measurement in Scleroderma Clinical Trials
183
Quantification of Wound Healing
205
Design of Clinical Trials to Evaluate Antimycotic Agents in the Treatment of Dermatophyte Infections
221
Sites of Contact Dermatitis in Relationship to Particular Allergens A FollowUp Study
233
Evaluating Surveillance Systems in Contact Dermatitis
243
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Water Soluble Irritant Dermatitis Model
257
Quaternium18 Bentonite in the Prevention of Allergic Contact Dermatitis
269
Personal Cleansers Irritation and Moisturization
273

Skin Diseases and Therapy
91
Atopic Dermatitis Severity Scoring
93
A Review of the Use of Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation in Atopic Dermatitis with Emphasis on the Methodology of Trial Design
109
Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis
119
A Metric for Acneiform Eruptions of the Face
129
Toward a New Psoriasis Severity Scoring Using Bioengineering Techniques
149
Epidemic of Melanoma How Real Is It?
159
Prognostic Models in Melanoma
167
Photoaging
173
Pharmacologic Assays
287
Small Plaque Assay
289
Application of the Minolta Chromameter to the Assessment of CorticosteroidInduced Skin Blanching
295
Assaying for Bioavailability in Acne
307
In VitroIn Vivo Correlations
315
Pharmacoeconomics
331
Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
333
The Cost of Atopic Eczema to the Society An International Perspective
343
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