Cold Intolerance of the hand measured by the CISS questionnaire in a normative study population

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 533-536

  Ruijs, A C J ^a   Jaquet, J B ^a   Daanen, H A M ^a   Hovius, S E R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cold intolerance; cold sensitivity; nerve repair; upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL COLD INTOLERANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 33748290313     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.04.013     Document Type: Article

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