Interface pressure characteristics of alternating air cell mattresses in persons with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-173

  Goetz, Lance L ^a,b,c   Brown, Gregory S ^a   Priebe, Michael M ^a,b  

^a Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Dallas VA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating pressure air mattress; Interface pressure; Pressure ulcers; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESSURE; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUPINE POSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; BEDS; BODY MASS INDEX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036716231     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2002.11753618     Document Type: Article

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