Validity of the Waterlow scale and risk of pressure injury in acute care

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Webster, Joan ^a   Gavin, Nicole ^b   Nicholas, Catherine ^b   Coleman, Kerrie ^b   Gardner, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Predictive value; Pressure ulcer; Screening tool; Waterlow scale

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; QUEENSLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77951925180     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.sup2.47246     Document Type: Article

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