Original Article

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (1979) 73, 39–46; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12532758

Perspectives and Problems in Cutaneous Gerontology

Albert M Kligman1,2

  1. 1Duhring Laboratories, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  2. 2Simon Greenberg Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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