Risk factors for pressure ulcer development in institutionalized elderly;Fatores de ri sco para o desenvolvimento de úlceras por pressão em i dosos institucionali zados

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 958-964

  De Souza, Diba Maria Sebba Tosta ^a   Lúcia Conceição Gouveia De Santos, Vera ^b  

^a Faculty   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Homes for the aged; Pressure ulcer; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGED; BRAZIL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38949123816     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692007000500012     Document Type: Article

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