Pressure RElieving Support SUrfaces: a Randomised Evaluation 2 (PRESSURE 2): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Pressure RElieving Support SUrfaces: a Randomised Evaluation 2 (PRESSURE 2) photographic validation sub-study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1703-8