Validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Serpa, Letícia F ^a   Santos, Vera L C G ^b   Peres, Giovana R P ^b,c   Cavicchioli, Maria G S ^a,b   Hermida, Mirta M ^b,d  

^a Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c São Camilo Hospital   (Brazil)

^d São Camilo Hospital ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 81255143686     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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