Normative data of quantitative thermal and vibratory thresholds in normal subjects in Taiwan: Gender and age effect

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 431-437

  Liou, Jiin Tarng ^b   Lui, Ping Wing ^a   Lo, Yu Lin ^b   Liou, Lin ^b   Wang, Sun Sang ^a   Yuan, Hui Bih ^b   Chan, Kwok Hon ^b   Lee, Tak Yu ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Hot and cold pain threshold; Taiwan; Vibration threshold; Warm and cold threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; COLD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032772959     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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