Matching patient need for pressure sore prevention with the supply of pressure redistributing mattresses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 310-316

  Clark, Michael ^a   Cullum, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; CLASSIFICATION; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BEDS; DATA COLLECTION; DECUBITUS ULCER; ENGLAND; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026826504     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb01909.x     Document Type: Article

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