Do pressure relief cushions really relieve pressure?

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-350

  Defloor, Tom ^a   Grypdonck, Maria H F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTICS; PRESSURE; STANDARD;

ADULT; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 0034169836     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01939450022044458     Document Type: Article

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