Practical management of pressure ulcers

American Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1519-1528

  Findlay, Denise ^a  

^a Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029821254     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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