Influence of age on thermal thresholds, thermal pain thresholds, and reaction time

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 722-726

  Huang, Han Wei ^a   Wang, Wen Chi ^a   Lin, Chou Ching K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Reaction time; Thermal pain threshold; Thermal threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLD SENSATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE SENSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953130709     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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