Accuracy in the recording of pressure ulcers and prevention after implementing an electronic health record in hospital care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-285

  Gunningberg, L ^a,b   Dahm, M Fogelberg ^a,c   Ehrenberg, A ^d,e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Smittskyddsenheten   (Sweden)

^d Högskolan Dalarna ^*  (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 58149139715     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.023341     Document Type: Article

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