Examining the validity of pressure ulcer risk assessment scales: A replication study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-339

  Gould, Dinah ^a   Goldstone, Len ^b   Kelly, Daniel ^a   Gammon, John ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Swansea Institute of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcer risk assessment scale; Pressure ulcers; Replication; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DECUBITUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 1242351544     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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