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...

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Main Authors: Lorena S. Telofski, A. Peter Morello, M. Catherine Mack Correa, Georgios N. Stamatas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Dermatology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/198789
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