Risk factors and prevention among patients with hospital-acquired and pre-existing pressure ulcers in an acute care hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1718-1727

  Wann Hansson, C ^a   Hagell, P ^b   Willman, A ^c  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing; Pressure ulcers; Prevalence; Prevention; Risk factors; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 44949175792     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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