Pressure-relieving equipment: Criteria and selection

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Fletcher, Jacqueline ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007572056     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjtr.1998.5.3.14094     Document Type: Article

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