Obesity reduces the risk of pressure ulcers in elderly hospitalized patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1310-1312

  Compher, Charlene ^a,d   Kinosian, Bruce P ^b   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^b   Baumgarten, Mona ^c  

^a Penn Nursing Network   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Penn Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349115505     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.11.1310     Document Type: Article

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