Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention for the family physician

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-148

  Low, Lian Leng ^a   Vasanwala, Farhad Fakhrudin ^a   Tay, Ai Choo ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Family physician; Pressure ulcer; Prevention; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECUBITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT POSITION SUPPORT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SKIN CARE; STAFF TRAINING; TOPICAL TREATMENT; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84901688120     PISSN: 20101058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/201010581402300208     Document Type: Review

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