The effectiveness of a twice-daily skin-moisturising regimen for reducing the incidence of skin tears

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 446-453

  Carville, Keryln ^a,b   Leslie, Gavin ^b,c   Osseiran Moisson, Rebecca ^b   Newall, Nelly ^a,b   Lewin, Gill ^a,b  

^a Silver Chain   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care residents; Moisturiser; Skin tears; Xerosis

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; SKIN CREAM;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; SKIN CARE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN CARE; SKIN CREAM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84904406290     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12326     Document Type: Article

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