Reported pressure ulcer prevention and management techniques by persons with spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 744-749

  Garber, Susan L ^a   Rintala, Diana H ^a   Rossi, C Don ^a   Hart, Karen A ^a   Fuhrer, Marcus J ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT CARE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029808035     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90251-8     Document Type: Article

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