Objective and subjective assessments of temperature differences between the hands in reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 430-438

  Oerlemans, H Margreet ^b   Perez, Roberto S G M ^c   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^a   Goris, R Jan A ^c  

^a Dutch Natl Inst All Hlth P   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PALPATION; RELIABILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERCEPTION; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032870619     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921599670196521     Document Type: Article

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