Introducing a New Incontinence Management System for Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Al Samarrai, Nahla R ^a   Uman, Gwen C ^d   Al Samarrai, Teeb ^e   Alessi, Cathy A ^b,c  

^a Statistics Plus Inc   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Vital Research LLC   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DERMATITIS; DIAPER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34247853455     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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