Evaluation of the finger wrinkling test: A pilot study

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-253

  Van Barneveld, S ^a,b   Van Der Palen, J ^a,c   Van Putten, M J A M ^a,c  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Digital analysis; Finger wrinkling test; Tilt table test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER WRINKLING TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TILT TABLE TEST; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 78049254841     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-010-0071-9     Document Type: Article

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