Incidence of pressure ulcers as primary outcomes in clinical trials: A comment on McInnes et al. (2012)

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 372-374

  Kottner, Jan ^a   Gefen, Amit ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; NOTE;

BEDS; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 84857688013     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.10.009     Document Type: Note

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