Validation and determination of the sensing area of the KINOTEX sensor as part of development of a new mattress with an interface pressure-sensing system

BioScience Trends

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Sakai, Kozue ^a   Nakagami, Gojiro ^a   Matsui, Noriko ^a   Sanada, Hiromi ^a   Kitagawa, Atsuko ^a   Tadaka, Etsuko ^b   Sugama, Junko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mattress; Pressure ulcer; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BEDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649124562     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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