Are non-slip socks really 'non-slip'? An analysis of slip resistance

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Chari, Satyan ^a,b   Haines, Terrence ^b,c,d   Varghese, Paul ^e   Economidis, Alyssia ^f  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Kingston Centre   (Australia)

^e PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOTHING; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MOBILIZATION; SENSOR; SHOE; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STANDING; TRACTION THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; FRICTION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT; FRICTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 70349690301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-39     Document Type: Article

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