An economic evaluation of four skin damage prevention regimens in nursing home residents with incontinence: Economics of skin damage prevention

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-152

  Bliss, Donna Z ^a   Zehrer, Cindy ^b   Savik, Kay ^a   Smith, Graham ^b   Hedblom, Edwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIMETICONE; PETROLATUM; ZINC OXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; ECONOMICS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE; WORKLOAD; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BANDAGES; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PETROLATUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN CARE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WORKLOAD; WOUND HEALING; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 34247136658     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000264825.03485.40     Document Type: Article

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