Development of medical garments and apparel for the elderly and the disabled

Textile Progress

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-285

  Ng, Sau Fun ^a   Hui, Chi Leung ^a   Wong, Lai Fan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adaptive clothing; dressing for the elderly and the disabled; medical garment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CLOTHING; ADULT INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS; APPAREL PRODUCTS; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; DISPOSABLE DIAPERS; HIP PROTECTORS; MEDICAL GARMENT; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VITAL SIGN; WEARABLE SENSORS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84857243595     PISSN: 00405167     EISSN: 17542278     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2011.573240     Document Type: Review

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