Predicting pressure ulcers: Cases missed using a new clinical prediction rule

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-22

  Schoonhoven, Lisette ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^b   Bousema, Mente T ^c   Buskens, Erik ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Hospitalized patients; Nursing; Prediction; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRICTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHEAR RATE; SURGICAL WARD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 12344316798     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03259.x     Document Type: Article

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