Reliability of infrared thermometric measurements of skin temperature in the hand

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-362

  Packham, Tara L ^a,b   Fok, Diana ^b   Frederiksen, Karen ^b   Thabane, Lehana ^b,c   Buckley, Norman ^a,b,c  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INFRARED THERMOMETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIABILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 84871409562     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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