Peristomal skin problems account for more than one in three visits to ostomy nurses

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1211-1212

  Jemec, G B E ^a   Nybaek H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Health care organization; Stoma care

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DERMATOLOGY NURSING; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LETTER; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; STOMA;

DENMARK; HUMANS; OSTOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 54249164639     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08839.x     Document Type: Letter

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