Humidity affects the performance of von Frey monofilaments

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-582

  Werner, M U ^a,c   Rotball Nielsen P ^a   Ellehuus Hilmersson, C ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; POLYAMIDE MONOFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VON FREY MONOFILAMENT;

ADULT; AIR; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; NYLONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSATION;

EID: 79954481609     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02426.x     Document Type: Article

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