A comparison of cutaneous vascular responses to transient pressure loading in smokers and nonsmokers
Smoking has been recognized as a risk factor for pressure ulcer development. This study investigated the hypothesis that smoking causes alterations in cutaneous vascular perfusion, which may contribute to this increased risk. With the use of the laser Doppler fluximetry (LDF), the adaptive vasodilat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2003-05.
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