Measurement of forces associated with compression therapy

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-34

  Wertheim, D ^a   Melhuish, J ^b   Williams, R ^a   Harding, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandages; Compression therapy; Forces; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DYNAMICS; FORCE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MANOMETER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 0032948345     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513262     Document Type: Article

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