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African Americans show increased risk for pressure ulcers: A retrospective analysis of acute care hospitals in America
Wound Repair and Regeneration, 09/16/09

Fogerty M et al. – No significant differences were noted in African Americans with pressure ulcers when a subanalysis was conducted by zip code income quartile, region of the country, or teaching status of the hospital. Hospitalized African Americans exhibit an age–dependent, higher prevalence of pressure ulcers compared with Caucasians. Socioeconomic factors tracked within the Nationwide Inpatient Sample do not provide an explanation for this phenomenon.

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