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Design and development of a wheelchair seating pressure relief reminder system for pressure ulcer prevention among paraplegics

Norhani Md Nadzria Biomechatronics and Neuroprosthetics Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaView further author information
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Nur Azah Hamzaida Biomechatronics and Neuroprosthetics Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tze Yang Chungb Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaView further author information
Pages 574-581 | Received 15 Feb 2021, Accepted 24 May 2021, Published online: 29 Jun 2021

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