Evaluation of wound care options in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: A costly necessity

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-37

  Kirkorian, Anna Yasmine ^a   Weitz, Nicole A ^b   Tlougan, Brook ^c,d   Morel, Kimberly D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; DUODERM; PETROLATUM; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOAM DRESSING; GAUZE DRESSING; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; HYDROGEL DRESSING; INFANT; MALE; MEPILEX GAUZE; NEWBORN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECESSIVE DYSTROPHIC EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; RESTORE GAUZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SILVER DRESSING; SKIN INJURY; TELFA GAUZE; VASELINE GAUZE; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN TYPE VII; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84891864336     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12243     Document Type: Article

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