Neonatal dermatology

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 471-474

  Eichenfield, Lawrence F ^a,b,c   Hardaway, Christina A ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM; POVIDONE IODINE; XIPAMIDE;

ANETODERMA; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OINTMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN WATER LOSS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OINTMENTS; PETROLATUM; POVIDONE-IODINE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; THYROXINE;

EID: 0032845634     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199910000-00017     Document Type: Review

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