Pressure sores and hip fractures

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-223

  Haleem, S ^a   Heinert, G ^a   Parker, M J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcer; Hip fracture; Pressure sores

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38749108085     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.08.030     Document Type: Article

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