Dilemmas in measuring and using pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence: An international consensus

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Baharestani, Mona M ^b   Black, Joyce M ^c   Carville, Keryln ^d   Clark, Michael ^a   Cuddigan, Janet E ^c   Dealey, Carol ^e   Defloor, Tom ^f   Harding, Keith G ^a   Lahmann, Nils A ^g   Lubbers, Maarten J ^h   Lyder, Courtney H ⁱ   Ohura, Takehiko ^j   Orsted, Heather L ^k,l   Reger, Steve I ^m   Romanelli, Marco ⁿ   Sanada, Hiromi ^o  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^l Clinical and Educational Consultant Canadian Association of Wound Care   (Canada)

^m CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Incidence; Pressure ulcer; Prevalence; Prevention; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 65349151294     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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