Psychophysiological stress responses in amputees with and without phantom limb pain

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 699-706

  Angrilli, Alessandro ^a   Köster, Uwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular activity; Heart rate; Phantom limb pain; Skin temperature; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0343294324     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00235-8     Document Type: Article

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