Critical care physicians: Attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about pressure ulcers

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 168-176

  Cox, Jill ^a,b   Roche, Sharon ^a   Gandhi, Nisha ^a  

^a ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care physicians; Pressure ulcer knowledge; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84876273418     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000428863.34294.9d     Document Type: Article

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