The effect of monochromatic infrared energy on sensation in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Diabetes Care

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2896-2900

  Clifft, Judy K ^a   Kasser, Richard J ^a   Newton, Timothy S ^b   Bush, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Pulaski Physical Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONOCHROMATIC INFRARED ENERGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH; SENSATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

PLACEBO;

AGED; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; SENSATION;

EID: 33644819294     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.12.2896     Document Type: Article

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