Correlation between the static and dynamic stiffness indices of medical elastic compression stockings

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1477-1485

  Van Der Wegen Franken, Karin ^a   Tank, Bhupendra ^b   Neumann, Martino ^b  

^a Helmond ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSION; BANDAGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; WALKING;

EID: 55949130229     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34312.x     Document Type: Article

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