Bed surfaces and pressure sore prevention: An abridged report

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 38-40

  Brown, Sarah Jo ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Nurses   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED; DECUBITUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; REVIEW;

BEDS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 0035411044     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006416-200107000-00007     Document Type: Article

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