Effects of absorbent incontinence pads on pressure management mattresses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 569-574

  Fader, Mandy ^a   Bain, Duncan ^a   Cottenden, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcers; Incontinence pads; Mattresses; Nursing; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BED; BUTTOCK; CLOTHING; FOAM; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; INCONTINENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NURSING; PHANTOM; PRESSURE; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISCOELASTICITY;

AGED; BEDDING AND LINENS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INCONTINENCE PADS; MANIKINS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 10044275275     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03245.x     Document Type: Article

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