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. 2007 Jan;10(1):22.

doi: 10.1136/ebn.10.1.22.

Similar proportions of patients developed pressure ulcers on alternating pressure overlays and alternating pressure mattresses

Annette Hoskins¹

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PMID: 17218296
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.10.1.22

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Similar proportions of patients developed pressure ulcers on alternating pressure overlays and alternating pressure mattresses

Annette Hoskins. Evid Based Nurs. 2007 Jan.

. 2007 Jan;10(1):22.

doi: 10.1136/ebn.10.1.22.

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Annette Hoskins¹

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¹ Department of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 17218296
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.10.1.22

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