Sensory neural processing in work-related upper limb disorders

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-32

  Mitchell, S ^a   Cooper, C ^a   Martyn, C ^a   Coggon, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain; Perception; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIALGIA; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0034006438     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.1.30     Document Type: Article

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