Hydration and pH of the stratum corneum in high-risk newborns in the first 2 weeks of life

Child Health Nursing Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 345-352

  Ahn, Young Mee ^a   Sohn, Min ^a   Lee, Sangmi ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Dongyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acids; Neonatal intensive care units; Newborns; Organism hydration status; Skin care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85051253443     PISSN: 22879110     EISSN: 22879129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2018.24.3.345     Document Type: Article

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