Variability of pressure provided by sustained compression

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-265

  Moffatt, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression stockings; Compression therapy; Interface pressure; Multi layer bandaging

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER;

BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS PRESSURE; WALKING;

ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; PRESSURE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44349186267     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00470.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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