A cold-response index for the assessment of Raynaud's phenomenon

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-120

  Foerster, John ^a   Kuerth, Anja ^b   Niederstrasser, Eyline ^b   Krautwald, Esther ^b   Pauli, Ruth ^b   Paulat, Raik ^a   Eweleit, Markus ^a   Riemekasten, Gabriela ^a   Worm, Margitta ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cold challenge; Infrared; Raynaud's phenomenon; Sklerderma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD RESPONSE INDEX; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; KINETICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCLERODERMA; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ADULT; AGED; COLD; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846231498     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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