Diagnostic accuracy of two pressure ulcer risk scales and a generic nursing assessment tool. A psychometric comparison

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1510-1518

  Tannen, Antje ^a   Balzer, Katrin ^b   Kottner, Jan ^a   Dassen, Theo ^a   Halfens, Ruud ^c   Mertens, Elke ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing assessment; Pressure ulcers; Risk assessment; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; PRESSURE ULCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955947125     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03005.x     Document Type: Article

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