The epidemiology and natural history of pressure ulcers in elderly nursing home residents.

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Published in JAMA on December 12, 1990

Authors

G H Brandeis1, J N Morris, D J Nash, L A Lipsitz

Author Affiliations

1: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Boston, Mass 02131.

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