Prevalence of Pressure Injuries Nationwide from 2009 to 2015: Results from the National Inpatient Sample Database in Korea

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence pattern of pressure injuries (PIs), or ‘sores’, in South Korea and investigate the factors affecting its development. We estimated the annual prevalence of PIs using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data extracted from the Health...

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Main Authors: Gyeong Hoe Kim, Jin Yong Lee, Jayeun Kim, Hyun Joo Kim, Ji-Ung Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/704