Pressure Ulcers: Prevalence, Staging, and Assessment of Risk

Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 134-140

  Marrie, Ruth Ann ^a   Ross, J B ^b   Rockwood, Kenneth ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Division of Geriatric Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Mobility and balance; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAGING; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0142027965     PISSN: 14963892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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