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Pilot randomised controlled trial of protective socks against usual care to reduce skin tears in high risk people “STOPCUTS”: study protocol

BACKGROUND: Skin tears are traumatic injuries occurring mostly on the extremities due to shearing and friction forces that separate the epidermis and the dermis from underlying tissues. They are common and occur mostly in older adults and those taking medications that compromise skin integrity. Pret...

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Autores principales: Powell, Roy J, Hayward, Christopher J, Snelgrove, Caroline L, Polverino, Kathleen, Park, Linda, Chauhan, Rohan, Evans, Philip H, Byford, Rachel, Charman, Carolyn, Foy, Christopher J W, Kingsley, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-015-0005-3