Pressure ulcer risk in spinal cord injury: Predictors of ulcer status over 3 years

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 465-471

  Garber, Susan L ^a,c   Rintala, Diana H ^a,b,c   Hart, Karen A ^a,b   Fuhrer, Marcus J ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute for Rehabilitation and Research   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcers; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SKIN ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0034032864     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/mr.2000.3889     Document Type: Article

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