How much time does it take to get a pressure ulcer? Integrated evidence from human, animal, and in vitro studies

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Animal model; Deep tissue injury; Injury threshold; Pressure ulcer; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PATHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 57049143800     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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