Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 641-647 , November 2008

Aging skin and food supplements: the myth and the truth

  • Claudia Rona, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
    • ,
  • Enzo Berardesca, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, 0144 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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PII: S0738-081X(07)00186-1

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.09.002

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 641-647 , November 2008

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