Predicting delayed pressure ulcer healing using thermography: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 465-472

  Nakagami, G ^a   Sanada, H ^a   Iizaka, S ^a   Kadono, T ^a   Higashino, T ^a   Koyanagi, H ^b   Haga, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Critical colonisation; Temperature; Wound assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649255824     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.11.79695     Document Type: Article

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