Wet Comfort of Small Disposable Incontinence Pads

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 479-487

  Cottenden, A M ^a   Thornburn, P H ^a   Dean, G E ^a   Fader, M J ^a   Brooks, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMFORT; HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ADULT-INCONTINENCE; TEXTILES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031722847     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759806800703     Document Type: Article

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