Pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention practices in care of the older person in the Republic of Ireland

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 362-371

  Moore, Zena ^a   Cowman, Seamus ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Documentation; Nurses; Nursing; Pressure ulcer; Prevalence; Prevention; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855352545     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03749.x     Document Type: Article

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