Pressure or pathology: Distinguishing pressure ulcers from the kennedy terminal ulcer

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-250

  Yastrub, Diane J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK; DECUBITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; SKIN; SKIN ULCER; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VASCULARIZATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SKIN; SKIN ULCER; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77952391542     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181d737fa     Document Type: Article

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