The prevention of pressure ulcers

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-149

  Rycroft Malone, Jo ^a   Mcinnes, Liz ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

^b National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BED; BODY POSTURE; DECISION TREE; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; BEDS; BENCHMARKING; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE;

EID: 33847761818     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2004.04032.x     Document Type: Article

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