Pressure ulcer incidence in an acute care setting

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-22

  Olson, Bette ^a   Langemo, Diane ^a   Burd, Christine ^a   Hanson, Darlene ^a   Hunter, Susan ^a   Cathcart Silberberg, Tressa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029689173     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00152192-199601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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