Pressure ulcer prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and impact

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 421-436

  Allman, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ULCER; STROKE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030845212     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30152-6     Document Type: Review

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