Pressure ulcers in adults: Family physicians' knowledge, attitudes, practice preferences, and awareness of AHCPR guidelines

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 361-368

  Kimura, Shinji ^a,b   Pacala, James T ^a,b,c  

^a University of Minnesota ^*  (Japan)

^b Dept of Fam Pract and Comm Hlth   (Japan)

^c Box 25   (United States)

Author keywords

attitude of health personnel; Decubitus ulcer; practice guidelines; United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECUBITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESSURE ULCER; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0030897282     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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