The etiology of pressure ulcers: Skin deep or muscle bound?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 616-619

  Bouten, Carlijn V ^a   Oomens, Cees W ^a   Baaijens, Frank P ^a   Bader, Daniel L ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physiology; Pressure ulcers; Rehabilitation, Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODEL; DECUBITUS; MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037388475     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2003.50038     Document Type: Review

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