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Prevalence of Skin Tears in a Long-term Care Facility

Kimberly LeBlanc, Dawn Christensen, Jocelyn Cook, Bernadette Culhane, Olivia Gutiérrez

Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing · 2013 · 69 citations · 10 references

Abstract

Study findings highlight gaps in our knowledge of skin tears and the need for additional studies to more clearly define their epidemiology.

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