Responses to superficial heating and cooling differ in men and women with knee osteoarthritis

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 198-205

  Denegar, Craig R ^a   Schimizzi, Maureen E ^a   Dougherty, Devon R ^a   Friedman, Jacob E ^a   Clark, James E ^a   Comstock, Brett A ^a   Kraemer, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84857834889     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2011.586097     Document Type: Article

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