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Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Hygiene > Skin Care
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Hygiene > Skin Care
Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Hygiene > Skin Care
Therapeutics > Hygiene > Skin Care

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Skin Care  

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  • IM; coord with specific agent used in the care, as SOAPS; OINTMENTS; DETERGENTS; etc. (IM or NIM) or specific type of care, as BATHS (IM or NIM) or specific ther agent (IM or NIM)

Scope note

  • Maintenance of the hygienic state of the skin under optimal conditions of cleanliness and comfort. Effective in skin care are proper washing, bathing, cleansing, and the use of soaps, detergents, oils, etc. In various disease states, therapeutic and protective solutions and ointments are useful. The care of the skin is particularly important in various occupations, in exposure to sunlight, in neonates, and in PRESSURE ULCER.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017592

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