Does the number of raters influence the pressure ulcer prevalence rate?

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-72

  Kottner, Jan ^a   Tannen, Antje ^a   Halfens, Ruud ^b   Dassen, Theo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE;

EID: 58749109994     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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