Guidelines for neuromusculoskeletal thermography

Thermology International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-9

  Schwartz, Robert G ^a,b,c   Elliott, Robert ^a   Goldberg, Gerald S ^a   Govindan, Srini ^a   Conwell, Timothy ^a   Hoekstra, Philip P ^a   Pascoe, David ^a   Purohit, Ram ^a   Waldsmith, Jim ^a   Herrick, Richard T ^a   Crawford, Jan ^a  

^a American Academy of Thermology   (United States)

^b Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Italy)

^c Practice Guidelines Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LIMB; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPINE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33644512450     PISSN: 1560604X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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