JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 127-132 , February 2009

Not So Black and White: Nursing Home Concentration of Hispanics Associated with Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers

  • Michael P. Gerardo, DO, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI
    • Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Ohio University (OU-COM), Athens, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Michael P. Gerardo, DO, MPH, Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Ohio University (OU-COM), Athens, Ohio 45701
    • ,
  • Joan M. Teno, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI
    • ,
  • Vincent Mor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI

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 This research was supported by Grants HS0001122 National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant (T32) through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), State Policies Impact on Outcomes NIA grant R01AG020557 and CMWF20050318 Commonwealth Fund.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00316-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.08.015

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 127-132 , February 2009

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