Cutaneous Biometrics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Basic Concepts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Statistics in Clinical Research

      • Volker W. Rahlfs

      Pages 3-21

   3. The Case Control Study

      • Cornelis Kennedy, Helen J. Heacock, Jason K. Rivers

      Pages 23-36

   4. Principles for the Conduct of Nondrug Clinical Studies

      • Gerhard J. Schmitt

      Pages 37-42

   5. Questionnaire Design in Skin Disease Epidemiology

      • Päivikki Susitaival

      Pages 43-53

3. Noninvasive Evaluation of Skin Properties

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. Scale Development for Clinical Assessment

      • Gerhard J. Schmitt

      Pages 57-64

   3. Evaluation of Cosmetics by Sensory Assessment

      • Peter Busch, Thomas Gassenmeier

      Pages 65-80

   4. Cutaneous Bioengineering

      • Dimiter Iliev, Peter Elsner, Howard I. Maibach

      Pages 81-89

4. Skin Diseases and Therapy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Atopic Dermatitis: Severity Scoring

      • Alain Taïeb, Jean François Stalder

      Pages 93-107

   3. A Review of the Use of Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation in Atopic Dermatitis with Emphasis on the Methodology of Trial Design

      • John Berth-Jones, Robin A. C. Graham-Brown

      Pages 109-117

   4. Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis

      • Aline B. Sprikkelman, Wim M. C. van Aalderen

      Pages 119-128

   5. A Metric for Acneiform Eruptions of the Face

      • Jonathan K. Wilkin

      Pages 129-147

   6. Toward a New Psoriasis Severity Scoring Using Bioengineering Techniques

      • Doris A. Schwindt, Howard I. Maibach

      Pages 149-157

   7. Epidemic of Melanoma: How Real Is It?

      • Tsu-Yi Chuang

      Pages 159-166

   8. Prognostic Models in Melanoma

      • Ranjini Natarajan, Martin A. Weinstock

      Pages 167-172

   9. Photoaging

      • William J. Cunningham

      Pages 173-182

   10. Measurement in Scleroderma Clinical Trials

       • Janet E. Pope

       Pages 183-203

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.

• Dermatitis
• allergen
• biometrics
• clinical trial
• contact dermatitis
• cosmetics
• epidemiology
• health
• infection
• prevention
• psoriasis
• quality of life
• research
• skin disease
• therapy

• Rheinisch-Westfalisch Tecnische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany

  Doris A. Schwindt

• Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

  Howard I. Maibach

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