Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  McInnes, Elizabeth ^a   Jammali Blasi, Asmara ^a   Bell Syer, Sally EM ^b   Leung, Vannessa ^c,d,e  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cochrane Editorial Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED; DECUBITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOUND HEALING;

BEDDING AND LINENS; BEDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85055804980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009490.pub2     Document Type: Review

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