Risk factors for pressure ulceration in a resource constrained spinal injury service

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 643-647

  Idowu, O K ^a,b   Yinusa, W ^a   Gbadegesin, S A ^a   Adebule, G T ^a  

^a National Orthopaedic Hospital Lagos   (Nigeria)

^b National Orthopaedic Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

informal prehospital care; Nigeria; pressure ulcer; resource constraints; serum albumin; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARALYSIS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955833423     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.175     Document Type: Article

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