The assessment and management of skin tears in care homes

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Stephen Haynes, Jackie ^a   Callaghan, Rosie ^b   Bethell, Elaine ^c   Greenwood, Michelle ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Tissue Viability   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Skin tear audit; Skin tear classification; Skin tear guidelines; Skin tears; Star box

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958858495     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.sup6.s12     Document Type: Review

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