Spinal cord injured patients’ knowledge of pressure sores

Spinal cord injured patients’ knowledge of pressure sores

Despite much effort being put into educating spinal cord injured patients on pressure sore prevention, pressure sores remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study sought to establish: i) paraplegics’ knowledge on pressure sore prevention prior to discharge; ii) the influence of knowle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: W. Mudzi, A. Stewart, C. Eales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2001-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Physiotherapy
Subjects:
paraplegia
spinal cord injury
pressure sores
Online Access:https://sajp.co.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/516

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