Clinical and epidemiologic evaluation of pressure ulcers in patients at a university hospital in Turkey

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-411

  Leblebici, Berrin ^a   Turhan, Nur ^a   Adam, Mehmet ^a,b   Akman, Mahmut Nafiz ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CACHEXIA; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 34547802671     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000281657.63449.1c     Document Type: Article

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