Skin tears: Best practices for care and prevention

Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 36-46

  Leblanc, Kimberly ^a   Baranoski, Sharon ^b   Christensen, Dawn ^c   Langemo, Diane ^d   Sammon, Mary Ann ^e   Edwards, Karen ^f   Holloway, Samantha ^g   Gloeckner, Mary ^c   Williams, Ann ^h   Sibbald, R Gary ⁱ   Regan, Mary ^j  

^a KDS Professional Consulting   (Canada)

^b Wound Care Dynamics Inc   (United States)

^c Ottawa ON ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^g CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h Reston Hospital Center   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^j HOLLISTER INCORPORATED   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSING; RISK FACTOR; SKIN;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84899473089     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000445744.86119.58     Document Type: Article

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