The influence of incontinence on the characteristic properties of the skin in bedridden elderly subjects

Background The mechanisms of skin breakdown induced by incontinence have been proposed from a variety of experimental studies. However, studies on the influence of skin properties caused by incontinence of bedridden subjects are very limited. Objective This work was conducted to reveal how incontine...

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Published in:	International journal of dermatology Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. e234 - e240
Main Authors:	Fujimura, Tsutomu, Makino, Mayumi, Takagi, Miyuki, Maki, Kumiko, Murakami, Emiko, Tasaka, Yoshiko, Sato, Noriko, Akiba, Shunichi, Hotta, Mitsuyuki, Kitahara, Takashi, Ando, Kikue
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-05-2016
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Buttocks Case-Control Studies Fecal Incontinence - complications Female Humans Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Immobilization Male Middle Aged Skin - microbiology Skin Physiological Phenomena Urinary Incontinence - complications Water Loss, Insensible
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