Association of anemia with pressure ulcers, falls, and hospital admissions among long-term care residents

Health Outcomes Research in Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Bailey, Robert A ^a   Reardon, Gregory ^b   Wasserman, Michael R ^c   McKenzie, R Scott ^a   Hord, R Steve ^d   Kilpatrick, Brett ^e  

^a CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Senior Care of Colorado   (United States)

^d SAVA Senior Care   (United States)

^e Analyticare   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Fall; Hospital; Long term care; Nursing home; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865755969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18771319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehrm.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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