Skin care in theT iotled etwr poe-rdseocnk: A focus on the use of emollients

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 470-478

  Wingfield, Carrie ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Emollients; Older person; Skin care; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; HUMAN; NURSING; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE;

AGED; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; SKIN AGING; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 80054017017     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.10.470     Document Type: Review

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