Comparison of sensory testing on different toe surfaces: Implications for neuropathy screening

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 611-613

  Dimitrakoudis, Dimitri ^a   Bril, Vera ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; STANDARDIZATION; TOE; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037183513     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.59.4.611     Document Type: Article

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