Evaluation of the use of an integration-type laser-Doppler fiowmeter with a temperature-loading instrument for measuring skin blood flow in elderly subjects during cooling load: Comparison with younger subjects

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-147

  Nagashima, Yoshinao ^a   Yada, Yukihiro ^a   Suzuki, Toshiyuki ^a   Sakai, Akio ^b  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age related differences; Hemodynamics; Integrating probe; Laser Doppler flowmeter; Peltier module

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037485686     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-003-0158-2     Document Type: Article

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