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Assistive Technology

Economic assessment of pressure sore prevention using a computerized mattress system in patients with spinal cord injury

Amiram Catz Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel; Sackler faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Avi Zifroni Sackler faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Ora Philo Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel
Pages 1315-1319 | Accepted 01 Jan 2005, Published online: 15 Apr 2011

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