Risk assessment for pressure ulcer: A hospital-based study

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-411

  Shukla, V K ^a   Shukla, Dinesh ^a   Singh, Abhisek ^a   Tripathi, A K ^a   Jaiswal, Sushil ^a   Basu, Somprakas ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DECUBITUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56149098994     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000326661.24766.93     Document Type: Article

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