Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Healing of Pressure Ulcers Present at Nursing Home Admission

BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers increase the risk of costly hospitalization and mortality of nursing home residents, so timely healing is important. Disparities in healthcare have been identified in the nursing home population but little is known about disparities in the healing of pressure ulcers. PURP...

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Published in:Arch Gerontol Geriatr
Main Authors: Bliss, Donna Z., Gurvich, Olga, Savik, Kay, Eberly, Lynn E., Harms, Susan, Mueller, Christine, Garrard, Judith, Cunanan, Kristen, Wiltzen, Kjerstie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586547/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28697432
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.06.009
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