Factors Influencing Pressure Ulcer Healing in Adults Over 50: An Exploratory Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 378-387

  Jones, Katherine R ^a   Fennie, Kristopher ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

healing; older adults; Pressure ulcers; skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN NECROSIS; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 34347374823     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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