Dry Skin in Older Adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Hurlow, Jennifer ^a   Bliss, Donna Zimmaro ^b  

^a Nurse Practitioner   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NURSING; SKIN DISEASE;

AGED; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 79960951301     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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