Two-point discrimination of vibratory perception on the sole of the human foot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 629-634

  Kowalzik, R ^a,b   Hermann, Birgit ^a,b   Biedermann, H ^a,b,c   Peiper, U ^a,b,d  

^a University of Hamburg ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c Institute for Physics

^d Institute of Physiology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0029807221     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079601701008     Document Type: Article

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