Cold-evoked pain varies with skin type and cooling rate: A psychophysical study in humans

Pain

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-135

  Harrison, Joel L K ^a   Davis, Karen D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold pain; Cooling rate; Glabrous skin; Hairy skin; Psychophysics; Thermoreception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLABROUS SKIN; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; THERMORECEPTOR;

EID: 0032882312     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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