Patient risk factors for pressure ulcer development: Systematic review

To identify risk factors independently predictive of pressure ulcer development in adult patient populations? A systematic review of primary research was undertaken, based upon methods recommended for effectiveness questions but adapted to identify observational risk factor studies. Fourteen electro...

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Published in:	International journal of nursing studies Vol. 50; no. 7; pp. 974 - 1003
Main Authors:	Coleman, Susanne, Gorecki, Claudia, Nelson, E. Andrea, Closs, S. José, Defloor, Tom, Halfens, Ruud, Farrin, Amanda, Brown, Julia, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Nixon, Jane
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2013 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Abstracts Adult Adult development Body temperature Citations Classification Criteria Data quality Diabetes Female Health status Humans Immunity Male Meta-analysis Mobility Moisture Nutrition Observational studies Patient safety Patients Pressure sore Pressure Ulcer - epidemiology Pressure ulcers Race Risk Factors Susceptibility Systematic review Ulcers Systematic review Pressure ulcers Pressure sore Observational studies Risk factors
ISSN:	0020-7489, 1873-491X, 1873-491X
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