Identification of risk factors associated with the development of skin tears in hospitalised older persons: A case-control study

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Identification of risk factors associated with the development of skin tears in hospitalised older persons: A case-control study

To identify the risk factors associated with the development of skin tears in older persons four hundred and fifty three patients (151 cases and 302 controls) were enrolled in a case-control study in a 500-bed metropolitan tertiary hospital in Western Australia between December 2008 and June 2009. C...

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Main Authors:	Lewin, Gill, Newall, Nelly, Alan, Janine, Carville, Kerilyn, Santamaria, Nick, Roberts, Pam
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43532

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