Effect of changes in finger skin temperature on vibrotactile perception threshold

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-227

  Harazin, Barbara ^a   Harazin Lechowska, Agnieszka ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cooling and warming of hands; Vibrotactile perception; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STANDARD; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE; WARMING;

EID: 35348918204     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-007-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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