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Sensing Senses: Tactile Feedback for the Prevention of Decubitus Ulcers

Decubitus ulcers, also known as pressure sores, is a major problem in health care, in particular for patients with spinal cord injuries. These patients cannot feel the discomfort that would urge healthy people to change their posture. We describe a system that uses a sensor mat to detect problematic...

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Autores principales: Verbunt, Marcel, Bartneck, Christoph
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19949852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10484-009-9124-z