Prevention of pressure ulcers: Could a care bundle approach be a success?

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-158

  Kiernan, Martin ^a   Downie, Fiona ^b  

^a SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NOTE; NURSE; RISK REDUCTION; WOUND COMPLICATION;

EID: 79955492169     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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