Frequency of pressure ulcers in German hospitals;Die Häufigkeit von dekubitus in deutschen krankenhäusern

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 793-797

  Lahmann, N ^a   Dassen, T ^a   Kottner, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

hospitals; incidence; pressure ulcers; prevalence; validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84871645695     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: 14394421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299778     Document Type: Article

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