Preventing pressure ulcers with massage?

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 31-33

  Duimel Peeters, Inge ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECUBITUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 23844488735     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200508000-00021     Document Type: Short Survey

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