Stability of paraspinal thermal patterns during acclimation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Hart, John ^a   Owens Jr , Edward F ^b  

^a Sherman Coll Straight Chiropractic   (United States)

^b PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Chiropractic; Equilibration; Thermography

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACK; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME;

EID: 1242317778     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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