Current Dermatologic Care in Dutch Nursing Homes and Possible Improvements: A Nationwide Survey

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 714.e1-714.e6

  Lubeek, Satish F K ^a   van der Geer, Eric R ^a   van Gelder, Marleen M H J ^a   Koopmans, Raymond T C M ^a   van de Kerkhof, Peter C M ^a   Gerritsen, Marie Jeanne P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dermatologic care; Geriatric dermatology; Institutionalized elderly; Nursing homes; Skin care; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DECUBITUS; DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MYCOSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; TELEMEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; SKIN DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84938205334     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.04.015     Document Type: Article

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