Diaper dermatitis: Etiology, manifestations, prevention, and management

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Stamatas, Georgios N ^a   Tierney, Neena K ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERATION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLEANING; CRYING; DIAPER DERMATITIS; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FECES; HEALING; HUMAN; HYDRATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SLEEP DISORDER;

DIAPER RASH; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 84891848330     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12245     Document Type: Article

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