Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in two Swedish County Councils: Cross-sectional data as the foundation for future quality improvement

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 465-473

  Gunningberg, Lena ^a,b   Stotts, Nancy A ^b   Idvall, Ewa ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired pressure ulcers; Prevalence; Prevention; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; FRICTION; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052843457     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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