Using statistical process control for monitoring the prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 54-59

  Kottner, Jan ^a   Halfens, Ruud ^b,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcer; Prevalence; Quality; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77953167327     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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