Strategies for preventing pressure ulcers

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 437-454

  Bergstrom, N I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ULCER; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030868604     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30153-8     Document Type: Review

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