Incidence of pressure ulcers in the institutionalized elderly

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-276

  De Souza, Diba Maria Sebba Tosta ^a   De Gouveia Santos, Vera Lúcia Conceição ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO SAPUCAÍ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952424493     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181d8c25c     Document Type: Article

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