Subjective assessment of backrest elevation: Magnitude of error

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 391-396

  Peterlini, Maria Angélica S ^a   Rocha, Patrícia K ^a   Kusahara, Denise M ^a   Pedreira, Mavilde L G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKREST ELEVATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEDS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33751332792     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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