A pressure ulcer prevention programme specially designed for nursing homes: Does it work?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2777-2786

  Kwong, Enid W Y ^a   Lau, Ada T Y ^a   Lee, Rainbow L P ^a   Kwan, Rick Y C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Hong Kong; Non licensed care providers; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing home; Pressure ulcer prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860388861     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03827.x     Document Type: Article

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