Pattern of presentation of pressure ulcers in traumatic spinal cord injured patients in University College Hospital, Ibadan

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-213

  Iyun, Ayodele O ^a   Malomo, Adefolarin O ^a   Oluwatosin, Odunayo M ^a   Ademola, Samuel Adesina ^a   Shokunbi, Matthew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcers; Traumatic spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SACRUM; SCALP; SKIN CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858287264     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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