Moisture-associated skin damage: Overview and pathophysiology

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-241

  Gray, Mikel ^a   Black, Joyce M ^a,b   Baharestani, Mona M ^c,d   Bliss, Donna Z ^e   Colwell, Janice C ^f   Goldberg, Margaret ^g   Kennedy Evans, Karen L ^h   Logan, Susan ⁱ   Ratliff, Catherine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c James H Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^d East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g Delray Wound Treatment Center   (United States)

^h KL Kennedy LLC   (United States)

ⁱ Kindred Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING;

DERMATITIS; HUMANS; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79957986600     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e318215f798     Document Type: Article

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