Wounds in advanced illness: A prevalence and incidence study based on a prospective case series

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-314

  Maida, Vincent ^a,b,e   Corbo, Mario ^c   Dolzhykov, Michael ^d   Ennis, Marguerite ^e   Irani, Shiraz ^b   Trozzolo, Linda ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b William Osler Health Centre   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Hope Health Care ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced illness; Incidence rate; Point prevalence; Prospective; Supportive care; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; WOUND; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44349094420     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00379.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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