Name: The Aging Skin*
Creator: Marvin Rapaport
Keywords: Aging, Skin Neoplasms, Ultraviolet Rays, Pruritus, Age Factors, Skin Diseases, Sweat Glands, 3. Good health, Diagnosis, Differential, Scabies

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1973 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, volume 21, pages 206-207 (issn: 0002-8614, eissn: 1532-5415,

Authors: Marvin Rapaport;

doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb01671.x

pmid: 4708836

The Aging Skin*

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ABSTRACT: This article is a brief outline of some characteristics of the aging skin. The importance of correct diagnosis is illustrated by a case history involving scabies versus a nervous disorder. The role of prolonged exposure to sunlight in the development of skin tumors is discussed.

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University of California, Los Angeles
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Aging, Skin Neoplasms, Ultraviolet Rays, Pruritus, Age Factors, Skin Diseases, Sweat Glands, Diagnosis, Differential, Scabies, Sebaceous Glands, Nails, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Sunlight, Humans, Female, Collagen, Aged, Neurodermatitis, Skin

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