Pressure ulcer prevalence in Turkey: A sample from a university hospital

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 409-413

  Inan, Durdu Gül ^a   Öztunç, Gürsel ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; TURKEY;

EID: 84863779046     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e31825825b1     Document Type: Article

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