Reducing pressure ulcer prevalence in residential aged care: results from phase II of the PRIME trial

Pressure ulcers are a significant iatrogenic cause of morbidity and mortality in the aged care population, with prevalence reported to be as high as 43% in some aged care facilities. The PRIME trial was a 15-month pre- and post-intervention study designed to investigate the effectiveness of an integ...

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Main Authors: Santamaria, Nick, Carville, Keryln, Prentice, Jenny, Ellis, Isabelle, Ellis, T., Lewin, Gill, Newall, Nelly, Haslehurst, Paula, Bremner, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge Media 2009
Online Access:http://www.awma.com.au/journal/1701_03.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12783