Historical perspective on pressure ulcers: The decubitus ominosus of Jean-Martin Charcot

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1248-1251

  Levine, Jeffrey M ^a,b,c  

^a CABRINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedsore; Decubitus ulcer; Medical history; Pressure ulcer; Skin care; Wound care

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DECUBITUS; DISEASE COURSE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MORTALITY; PRESSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ULCER; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; ART; ARTICLE; FRANCE; HISTORY;

FRANCE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 24344460339     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53358.x     Document Type: Review

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