The QA pressure measurement system: An accuracy and reliability study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-128

  Van Dijk, D ^a   Aufdemkampe, G ^a   Van Langeveld, S ^a  

^a Hospital Centre Apeldoorn   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Decubitus ulcer; Measurement; Reliability; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033040526     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100800     Document Type: Article

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