Comparison of two skin examination methods for grade 1 pressure ulcers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2464-2469

  Kottner, Jan ^a   Dassen, Theo ^a   Lahmann, Nils ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Grading; Nurses; Nursing; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN;

EID: 68749088525     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02832.x     Document Type: Article

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