Use of digital images in the assessment and treatment of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal injuries in community settings

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-210

  Sarhan, Firas ^a   Weatherburn, Gwyn ^a   Graham, Allison ^b   Thiyagarajan, Chinnaya ^b  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESSURE ULCER; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953316891     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2010.004013     Document Type: Article

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