Warm immersion recovery test in assessment of diabetic neuropathy - A proof of concept study

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-576

  Bharara, Manish ^a,b   Viswanathan, Vijay ^c   Cobb, Jonathan E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

^d BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Liquid crystal thermography; Thermometry; Ulcer; Warm immersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMORECEPTOR; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; INDIA; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMORECEPTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54249091692     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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