EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PRESSURE ULCERS IN CHILDREN

This epidemiological transversal study aimed to identify the risk of, and factors associated with, the development of pressure ulcers in children hospitalized in a Pediatric Intensive Therapy Unit. It was carried out with 40 children, aged between 29 days and eight years; the data was collected usin...

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Main Authors: Georgea Bezerra Carvalho, Francisca Alexandra Araújo da Silva, Maria Euridéa de Castro, Raquel Sampaio Florêncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2011-12-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.25432