Factors influencing pricking pain threshold using a CO2 laser

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-73

  Voegelin, M R ^a   Zoppi, M ^a   Meucci, R ^b   Jafrancesco, D ^b   Bartoli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Pricking pain threshold; Thermal adaptation; Thermal sensitization

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEALTH; LASER PULSES;

CO 2 LASER; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRICKING PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSITISATION; THERMAL; THERMAL ADAPTATION; THERMAL SENSITIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TINGLING; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0037298406     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/24/1/305     Document Type: Article

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