Racial disparities in rates of pressure ulcers in nursing homes and site of care

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-212

  Bergstrom, Nancy ^a   Horn, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL SEVERITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BED; CAUCASIAN; DECUBITUS; DIAPER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960180828     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.961     Document Type: Editorial

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