Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 132-136 , November 2010

Do risk assessment scales for pressure ulcers work?

  • Denis Anthony

      Affiliations

    • Mary Seacole Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester LE2 1RQ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 116 201 3909.
    • ,
  • Panos Papanikolaou

      Affiliations

    • Nursing, Health and Social Care Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Cardiff, 35-43 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0AB, UK
    • ,
  • Sam Parboteeah

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing & Midwifery, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • Mohammad Saleh

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2009.11.006

Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 132-136 , November 2010

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