Conducting and interpreting interface pressure evaluations of clinical support surfaces

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 222-227

  Shelton, Frederick ^a   Lott, Judy Wright ^b  

^a Enigma Limited   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041410146     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(03)00212-X     Document Type: Article

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