Decubiti prevention and treatment

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-222

  Frantz, Rita A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Decubiti; Elderly; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; GENTAMICIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 4444309308     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200409000-00015     Document Type: Review

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