Repeatability of Intravital Capillaroscopic Measurement of Capillary Density

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-29

  Lamah, Marc ^a   Chaudhry, H ^a   Mortimer, P S ^a   Dormandy, J A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopy; Capillary density

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FOOT; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; STANDARD; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; CAPILLARIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN;

EID: 0029718930     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179147     Document Type: Article

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