Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay: A nested case-control study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 408-413

  Baumgarten, Mona ^a   Margolis, David J ^b   Localio, A Russell ^b   Kagan, Sarah H ^c   Lowe, Robert A ^d   Kinosian, Bruce ^b,e   Abbuhl, Stephanie B ^b   Kavesh, William ^e   Holmes, John H ^b   Ruffin, Althea ^b   Mehari, Tesfa ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital patients; Intensive Care Unit; Pressure ulcers; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 44349186051     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.4.408     Document Type: Article

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