Structure and Function of Newborn Skin

Neonatal Dermatology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 19-31

  Mancini, Anthony J ^a,b   Lawley, Leslie P ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3432-2.50005-4     Document Type: Chapter

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