Emollient Therapy for Newborn Infants-A Global Perspective

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 153-159

  Visscher, Marty ^a,b   Geiss, Susan ^a  

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

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

Author keywords

Emollients; Infant; Neonatal skin; Premature; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916222213     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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