Skin property can predict the development of skin tears among elderly patients: a prospective cohort study

The aim of this study was to identify skin properties that may be used to predict the development of a skin tear (ST) among elderly patients. A prospective cohort study was conducted among elderly patients aged 65 and older (N = 149) at a long‐term medical facility in Japan over an 8‐month period. S...

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Published in:Int Wound J
Main Authors: Koyano, Yuiko, Nakagami, Gojiro, Iizaka, Shinji, Sugama, Junko, Sanada, Hiromi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7950065/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27758078
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12675
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