Pressure ulcers

Practice of Geriatrics, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 245-254

  Siebers, Michael J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-2261-9.50023-9     Document Type: Chapter

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