Principles of skin care in the elderly

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 699-716

  Surber, C ^a,c   Brandt, S ^b   Cozzio, A ^c   Kottner, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Galderma   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Administration; Aged; Aging; Skin care; Topical

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG VEHICLE; EMULSIFYING AGENT; EMULSION; SOAP;

AGE; AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CLEANING; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRY SKIN; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PH; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN CARE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN SURFACE; XEROSIS; COMPLICATION; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; EMULSION; INJURIES; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEOPLASM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; REJUVENATION; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; STANDARDS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; EMULSIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES; REJUVENATION; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN AGING; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASES; SOAPS;

EID: 84951940316     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: 18271820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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