Pressure ulcer prevalence in intensive care patients: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 563-568

  Shahin, Eman S M ^a   Dassen, Theo ^b   Halfens, Ruud J G ^c  

^a Department of Nursing Science ^*

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Pressure; Prevalence; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRADEN SCORE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL WARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 64549141620     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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