Skin Integrity in Critically Ill Obese Patients

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-322

  Lowe, Jeanne Redlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Critical care; Obesity; Pressure ulcer; Skin; Wound

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; ULCER; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; OBESITY; SKIN DISEASES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70349952340     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2009.07.007     Document Type: Review

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