Do patients in dutch nursing homes have more pressure ulcers than patients in german nursing homes? A prospective multicenter cohort study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 605-610

  Meesterberends, Esther ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^a   Spreeuwenberg, Marieke D ^a   Ambergen, Ton A W ^a   Lohrmann, Christa ^b   Neyens, Jacques C L ^a   Schols, Jos M G A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Incidence; Nursing homes; Pressure ulcers; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; DUTCH NURSING HOME; FEMALE; GERMAN NURSING HOME; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WARD;

EID: 84881261889     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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