Causes and management of xerosis and pruritis in the elderly

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Norman, Robert A ^a,b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMMONIUM LACTATE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CAPSAICIN; CINCHOCAINE; COLESTYRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DANAZOL; DOXEPIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; FLUVOXAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; INDOMETACIN; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; MENTHOL; ONDANSETRON; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PETROLATUM; PRAMOCAINE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

AGED; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; XEROSIS;

EID: 0035715461     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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