The effects of low-dosed and high-dosed low-frequency electromagnetic fields on microcirculation and skin temperature in healthy subjects

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 886-890

  Schuhfried, O ^a   Vacariu, G ^a   Rochowanski, H ^a   Serek, M ^a   Fialka Moser, V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Laser doppler flowmetry; Magnetic field therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FOOT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 29144482967     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837451     Document Type: Article

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