title: The increasing medical malpractice risk related to pressure ulcers in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: DeVito
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Remsburg
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D004282:Documentation; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology