Evidence-Based Skin Care: A Systematic Literature Review and the Development of a Basic Skin Care Algorithm

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 501-524

  Lichterfeld, Andrea ^a   Hauss, Armin ^a   Surber, Christian ^b   Peters, Tina ^a   Blume Peytavi, Ulrike ^a   Kottner, Jan ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Baths; Cosmetics; Dermatology; Hospital; Long term care; Nursing; Skin; Skin care

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DERMATITIS; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; STANDARDS;

ALGORITHMS; DERMATITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 84940905120     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000162     Document Type: Article

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