The relationship between pressure ulcers and skin blood flow response after a local cold provocation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-43

  Van Marum, Rob J ^a   Meijer, Jan H ^b   Ribbe, Miel W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Elderly; Pressure ulcers; Rehabilitation; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLD STRESS; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036141111     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.26827     Document Type: Article

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