Pressure ulcer: Prevention protocols and prevalence

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 630-638

  Wilborn, Doris ^a   Halfens, Ruud ^b   Dassen, Theo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Awareness; Guideline; Pressure ulcer; Prevalence; Prevention; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ELECTRONICS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33750830429     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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