Pressure ulcers: Decreasing the risk for older adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 250-254

  Maklebust, Joann ^a  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DECUBITUS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE;

AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE;

EID: 0031266347     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(97)90356-6     Document Type: Article

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