Changes in cold-induced vasodilatation, pain and cold sensation in fingers caused by repeated finger cooling in a cool environment

Industrial Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-86

  Sawada, Shin Ichi ^a   Araki, Shunichi ^b   Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^b  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; CIVD (Cold induced vasodilatation); Cold sensation; Finger; Frostbite; Pain; Repeated and intermittent cooling; Rest; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD INJURY; COLD SENSATION; COOLING; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VASODILATATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033951502     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.38.79     Document Type: Article

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