Medical Adhesives in the NICU

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 160-165

  Lund, Carolyn ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive removers; Epidermal (skin) stripping; Medical adhesive; Medical adhesive related skin injury (MARSI); Medical tapes and dressings; Neonate; Skin barrier films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916202923     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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