Pressure mapping systems: Reliability of pressure map interpretation

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 504-511

  Stinson, May D ^a   Porter Armstrong, A P ^a   Eakin, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; SEAT; STUDENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 0041925122     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr643oa     Document Type: Article

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