How to detect a sensory abnormality

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-396

  Treede, Rolf Detlef ^a   Baron, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 39949083390     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.11.008     Document Type: Editorial

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