Evaluating pressure ulcer occurrence in long-term care: Pitfalls in interpreting administrative data

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-292

  Berlowitz, Dan R ^a,b   Brandeis, Gary H ^a,b   Brand, Harriet K ^a   Halpern, Jay ^c   Ash, Arlene S ^b   Moskowitz, Mark A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcer; Long term care; Nursing homes; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DECUBITUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029962030     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00515-3     Document Type: Article

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