Long-term ambulatory monitoring of urine leakage in the elderly: An evaluation of the validity and clinical applicability of thermistor signalling

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-93

  Bosboom van Der Hurk, P R ^a   Middelkoop, H A M ^b,d   Van Waalwijk van Doorn, E S C ^c   Roos, R A C ^b   Cools, H J M ^d  

^a Psychogeriatric Chron Care Hosp M   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERIATRICS; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; THERMISTORS;

DIGITAL DATALOGGER; URINE LEAKAGE RECORDING DEVICE (ULRD);

UROLOGY;

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; DIAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MICTURITION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THERMISTOR; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032033443     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091909809010004     Document Type: Article

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