Open AccessAssessment of Biophysical Skin Properties at Different Body Sites in Hospitalized Old Patients: Results of a Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Melanie Fiedler,
L.C. Gerhardt,
S. Derler,
G. Bischofberger,
Christoph Hürny,
Thomas Münzer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000336623
Subject(s) - medicine , hematocrit , body mass index , creatinine , lean body mass , body water , gastroenterology , endocrinology , body weight
Skin aging is a risk factor for a decubitus and biophysical skin properties could help to identify persons at risk. Whether such biophysical properties of aged human skin differ between areas is undetermined.
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