The identification of older nursing home residents vulnerable for deterioration of grade 1 pressure ulcers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3050-3058

  Vanderwee, Katrien ^a   Grypdonck, Maria ^a   Bacquer, Dirk De ^a   Defloor, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing; Nursing homes; Older people; Pressure ulcers; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349909892     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02860.x     Document Type: Article

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