Neonatal Infant Skin: Development, Structure and Function

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 135-141

  Visscher, Marty ^a,b   Narendran, Vivek ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Infant; Neonatal skin; Premature; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916202113     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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