The Infant Skin Barrier: Can We Preserve, Protect, and Enhance the Barrier?
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The Infant Skin Barrier: Can We Preserve, Protect, and Enhance the Barrier?
Infant skin is different from adult in structure, function, and composition. Despite these differences, the skin barrier is competent at birth in healthy, full-term neonates. The primary focus of this paper is on the developing skin barrier in healthy, full-term neonates and infants. Additionally, a brief discussion of the properties of the skin barrier in premature neonates and infants with ab...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Research and Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-6105,1687-6113
DOI: 10.1155/2012/198789