Cost and prevention of pressure ulcers in an acute teaching hospital

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-66

  Lapsley, Helen M ^a   Vogels, Rosina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Decubitus ulcer; Quality; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST OF ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; COST OF ILLNESS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW SOUTH WALES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030076237     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.1.61     Document Type: Article

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