Factors associated with pressure ulcers in patients in a surgical intensive care unit

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 619-626

  Slowikowski, Gerri C ^a   Funk, Marjorie ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78651478814     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181f90a34     Document Type: Article

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