The current management of skin tears

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 729-733

  Xu, Xiaoti ^a,b   Lau, Kwan ^a,b   Taira, Breena R ^a,b   Singer, Adam J ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER;

CLEANING; DERMIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDERMIS; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PROTECTION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

BANDAGES; COLLOIDS; CYANOACRYLATES; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67649999929     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.05.015     Document Type: Review

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