Ethnicity in pressure ulcer risk assessment, with specific relation to the Pakistani ethnic minority in Burton, England

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 592-597

  Anthony, Denis ^a   Johnson, Mark ^a   Reynolds, Tim ^b   Russell, Linda ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Pakistani; Pressure ulcer; South Asian

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PRESSURE ULCER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036595756     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.02226.x     Document Type: Article

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