Neuropathy in non-freezing cold injury (trench foot)

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 433-438

  Irwin, Michael S ^a   Sanders, Roy ^b   Green, Colin J ^a,c   Terenghi, Giorgio ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROPATHY; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; SKIN NERVE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0030827357     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709000805     Document Type: Article

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