The role of nutrition in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-299

  Moore, Zena ^a,b   Cowman, Seamus ^b  

^a HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Pressure ulcers; Prevention; Risk; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249127777     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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