Nailfold capillaroscopy and laser Doppler fluxmetry for evaluation of Raynaud's phenomenon: How valid is the local cooling test?

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-209

  Creutzig, A ^a   Hiller, S ^a   Appiah, R ^a   Thum, J ^a   Caspary, L ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

arteriovenous shunts; capillaroscopy; cooling test; laser Doppler fluxmetry; Raynaud's phenomenon; skin capillaries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NAIL BED; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SKIN CAPILLARY;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030860159     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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