Infant Skin Care Products: What Are the Issues?

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 16, Issue , 2016, Pages S3-S12

  Kuller, Joanne McManus ^a   Zukowsky, Ksenia ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

bathing; emollient use; infant skin care; natural baby products; product use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999040520     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000341     Document Type: Review

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