Contact pressure distribution in the supine position in low-birth weight infants analyzed by a photoelastic method

Pediatrics International

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-35

  Fujimatsu, Mariko ^a   Fujita, Takehisa ^a   Hashimoto, Kiyoshi ^a   Nakagawa, Hirofumi ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contact pressure distribution; Low birth weight neonates; Neurological development; Photoelastic method; Supine position

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CALCULATION; DEVICE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPINE POSITION;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OPTICS; PRESSURE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0035101974     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2001.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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