Obesity and pressure ulcers among nursing home residents

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 478-486

  Cai, Shubing ^a   Rahman, Momotazur ^a   Intrator, Orna ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing home; Obesity; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBESITY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OBESITY; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879101547     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182881cb0     Document Type: Article

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