Psychological and social implications of aging skin: Normal aging and the effects of cutaneous disease

Textbook of Aging Skin

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 949-957

  Farage, Miranda A ^a   Miller, Kenneth W ^a   Berardesca, Enzo ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^c  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84866134583     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89656-2_89     Document Type: Chapter

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