Waterproofing EMG instrumentation

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-201

  Benfield, Rebecca D ^a,b   Newton, Edward R ^b   Hortobágyi, Tibor ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; EMG; Hydrotherapy; Immersion; Labor instrumentation; Myometrium; Uterine; Waterproofing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMERSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; TELEMETRY;

ADULT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMERSION; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PREGNANCY; TELEMETRY; UTERINE MONITORING;

EID: 33845452907     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800406293313     Document Type: Article

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