A review of scales for assessing the risk of developing a pressure ulcer in individuals with SCI

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-175

  Mortenson, W B ^a,b,c   Miller, W C ^b,c,d  

^a Vancouver Coastal Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^d INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Measurement; Pressure sore; Reliability; Skin ulcer; Spinal cord injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

ABUZZESE SCALE; BRADEN SCALE; DECUBITUS; GOSNELL SCALE; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORTON SCALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY PRESSURE ULCER SCALE; SPINAL CORD INJURY PRESSURE ULCER SCALE ACUTE;

HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 40449139385     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102129     Document Type: Review

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