AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 40-42 , February 2003

Evaluation of aloe vera gel gloves in the treatment of dry skin associated with occupational exposure

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☆ Conflict of interest: At the time of this study, Dennis P. West, PhD, was a consultant to Medline Industries Inc, the distributor of Aloetouch gloves, and Ya Fen Zhu was an employee of a company partially owned by the manufacturer of the Aloetouch gloves.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Dennis P. West, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, 675 N St Clair St, Suite 19-200, Chicago, IL 60611-2923.

PII: S0196-6553(02)48212-0

doi: 10.1067/mic.2003.12

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 40-42 , February 2003

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