Pressure ulcer development in the VA: Characteristics of nursing homes providing best care

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-44

  Berlowitz, Dan R ^a,c   Anderson, Jennifer J ^a,c   Brandeis, Gary H ^a,c   Lehner, Laura A ^a,c   Brand, Harriet K ^a,c   Ash, Arlene S ^b,c   Moskowitz, Mark A ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; GOVERNMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE ULCER; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0032603111     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069901400106     Document Type: Article

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