Which techniques to improve the early detection and prevention of pressure ulcers?

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 6057-6060

  Gehin, C ^a   Brusseau, E ^b   Meffre, R ^c   Schmitt, P M ^c   Deprez, J F ^b   Dittmar, A ^c  

^a INSTITUT DES NANOTECHNOLOGIES DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LPM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETERS; DISEASE PREVENTION; MOBILITY DISORDERS; PRESSURE ULCERS;

COSTS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISKS; NUTRITION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BED; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECUBITUS; ELASTOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; NURSING HOME; PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BEDS; COMPUTERS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34047133341     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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