The growing problem of pressure ulcers: Evaluation and management for an aging population

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Dharmarajan, T S ^a,b,c   Ahmed, Shamim ^b  

^a Division of Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; COLLAGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODOPHOR; POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; THERMAZENE; ZINC;

AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECUBITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0038300313     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2003.05.1409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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