Pressure ulcers and occupational therapy practice: A Canadian perspective

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-63

  Giesbrecht, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy practice; Pressure ulcer; Seating

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECUBITUS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAT;

CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645776231     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.05.0011     Document Type: Review

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