Skin care of the normal newborn

Cutis

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 171-174

  Liou, Lily W ^a   Janniger, Camila K ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; BRILLIANT GREEN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DYE; POVIDONE IODINE; PROFLAVINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BATH; DIAPER DERMATITIS; HAIR; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LAUNDRY; NAIL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SUN EXPOSURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND CARE;

BATHS; DIAPER RASH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SKIN CARE;

EID: 0031416462     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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