The Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-253

  Ho, Chester H ^a,b   Bogie, Kath ^a,c  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DECUBITUS; DEVICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TELEHEALTH; WHEELCHAIR; WOUND CARE;

ALGORITHMS; BED REST; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TELEMEDICINE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 34249325480     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2007.02.004     Document Type: Review

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