Guideline-based Local Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
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Seating and pressure ulcers: clinical practice guideline.
Pressure ulcers (bedsores) often develop following prolonged sitting especially where people are immobile or are unable to feel discomfort due to injury or disease. This guideline provides health professionals with specific recommendations intended to minimise any risk of developing pressure ulcers when their clients are seated. The guideline covers sitting when people are acutely ill in hospit...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1881-3526,1881-8560
DOI: 10.2490/jjrmc.45.651