Electrical Stimulation for Pressure Sore Prevention and Wound Healing

Assistive Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-66

  Bogie, Kath M ^a   Reger, Steven I ^b   Levine, Simon P ^c   Sahgal, Vinod ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Pressure sore prevention; Spinal cord injury; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033851371     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2000.10132009     Document Type: Article

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