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Why do older people have smelly skin?
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No. They don't.: Older people don't have smelly skin. It's poor personal hygiene that causes smelly skin.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Hygiene: Elderly patients in some cases are not as attentive to their own hygiene for a variety of reasons.
Answered 9/16/2013
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