Skin of the very premature newborn – physiology and care
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Anatomy and physiology of newborns and introduction of various and specific skin care products
Full term newborns have a skin that rapidly develops towards adult skin. From the anatomical point of view, the differences are limited, but some changes at birth are responsible for the physiological differences between the skin of infants and adults. Newborns skin exhibits the same barrier function and absorption properties as adults, but external conditions for newborns may be different from...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Paediatria Croatica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1330-1403
DOI: 10.13112/pc.2016.4