Cutaneous microcirculation of diabetic foot: Combined isolated cold stress testing and laser doppler flowmetry study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 606-612

  Chen, Yeung Jen ^a   Wang, Chung Li ^b   Lo, Sing Kai ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Isolated cold stress testing; Laser Doppler fluxmetry; Microcirculation; Small vessel disease

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WARMING;

ADULT; AGED; COLD; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030863561     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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