RIFERIMENTO BIBLIOGRAFICO: Sanada, H. , Nakagami, G. , Koyano, Y. , Iizaka, S. and Sugama, J. (2015), Incidence of skin tears among the elderly. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 15: 1058-1063. doi:10.1111/ggi.12405
Introduction
A skin tear is a wound caused by shear, friction and/or blunt force that results in separation of skin layers, and it commonly occurs in the extremities in elderly people. Skin tears have been attracting attention from clinicians, especially in the geriatric field, because…
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