Wavelet-Based Spectrum Analysis of Sacral Skin Blood Flow Response to Alternating Pressure

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Jan, Yih Kuen ^a   Brienza, David M ^a   Geyer, Mary Jo ^b   Karg, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler laser flowmetry; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COMPRESSION; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METABOLISM; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SACRUM; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOFT TISSUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPERFUSION INJURY; SACRUM; SKIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VASODILATION;

EID: 37349108861     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.046     Document Type: Article

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