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Adv Pharm Bull. 2019;9(3): 348-359. doi: 10.15171/apb.2019.042
PMID: 31592127        PMCID: PMC6773941

Review Article

Anti-aging and Sunscreens: Paradigm Shift in Cosmetics

Shreya Shanbhag 1, Akshatha Nayak 1, Reema Narayan 1, Usha Yogendra Nayak 1 * ORCID

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