Comparative psychophysical characteristics of cutaneous CO 2 laser and contact heat stimulation

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-118

  Svensson, Peter ^a,b   Rosenberg, Barry ^e   Beydoun, Ahmad ^c,e   Morrow, Thomas J ^c,d,e   Casey, Kenneth L ^c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Co 2 laser; Contact heat; Pain assessment; Psychophysics; Radiant heat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATING SCALE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMORECEPTORS;

EID: 0030771755     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990229771114     Document Type: Article

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