Cold immersion recovery responses in the diabetic foot with neuropathy

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 562-569

  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

Cold immersion; Diabetic foot; Liquid crystal thermography; Recovery rate; Thermometry; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSORY NERVE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOGRAPHY;

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

EID: 54249120471     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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