Validation of thermography in the diagnosis of reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 316-325

  Bruehl, Stephen ^a,b   Lubenow, Timothy R ^a   Nath, Heather ^a   Ivankovich, Olga ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold Challenge; Complex regional pain syndrome; Diagnosis; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Temperature asymmetry; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029826374     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199612000-00011     Document Type: Article

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