Normal values for thermotactile and vibrotactile thresholds in males and females

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-543

  Seah, Sue Ann ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Normal values; Thermotactile thresholds; Vibrotactile thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTAL PHALANX; FEMALE; FOREARM; GLABROUS SKIN; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THENAR; TIME; VIBRATION SENSE; VIBRATION SYNDROME; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; THERMORECEPTORS; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 39749113295     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0252-6     Document Type: Article

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