Are Risk Assessment Tools Effective for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Formation?: A Cochrane Review Summary With Commentary

Affiliations

¹ From the Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan (AA); and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan (FAR).

Comment

Ayesha Afridi et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;99(4):357-358.

doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001379.

¹ From the Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan (AA); and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan (FAR).

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Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers.
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