The effect of body fat, aging, and diabetes on vertical and shear pressure in and under a waist belt and its effect on skin blood flow

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-160

  Petrofsky, Jerrold S ^a   McLellan, Katie ^a   Prowse, Michelle ^a   Bains, Gurinder ^a   Berk, Lee ^a   Lee, Scott ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BODY FAT; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHEAR STRESS; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TENSION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 76449114239     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2009.0123     Document Type: Article

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