Analysis of high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation-induced sensory threshold from the elderly people for healthy life

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Jeon, Hye Joo ^a   Kim, Ju Hyun ^a   Kim, Bokyung ^b   Kim, Junghwan ^a  

^a Yongin University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Sensory threshold; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SHOULDER; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84872294527     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13530-012-0132-7     Document Type: Article

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