Thermal and comfort measurements of mattress protectors used for prevention of pressure ulcers

This work attempts to characterize several mattress protectors in terms of their ability to prevent Pressure Ulcers by testing their thermal and mechanical characteristics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fontes, Liliana Magalhães Campos (author)
Other Authors: Abreu, Maria José (author), Carvalho, Miguel (author), Santos, Jorge (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Pressure ulcers
Properties
Comfort
Mattress protectors
Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia dos Materiais
Ciências Médicas::Outras Ciências Médicas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/36982
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/36982

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/1822/36982

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