Modern moisturizer myths, misconceptions, and truths

Cutis

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 308-314

  Draelos, Zoe Diana ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; HYGROSCOPIC AGENT; LIPID; SKIN CREAM;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; OINTMENT; SKIN DISEASE;

AQUAPORINS; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; HYGROSCOPIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; OINTMENTS; SKIN CREAM; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84882242795     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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