Skin tears: A review of the evidence to support prevention and treatment

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 32-42

  Ratliff, Catherine R ^a   Fletcher, Kathleen R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly skin; Skin laceration; Skin tear; Traumatic wounds; Xerosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSING; RISK FACTOR; SKIN;

AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34047122810     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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