Ethnic differences in epidermal nerve fiber density

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 462-464

  Shikuma, Cecilia M ^a   Mcarthur, Justin C ^b   Ebenezer, Gigi J ^b   Ananworanich, Jintanat ^c   Teeratakulpisarn, Nipat ^d   Jadwattanakul, Tanate ^e   Valcour, Victor G ^f   Bennett, Kara ^g   Phanuphak, Nittaya ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c South East Asia Research Collaboration with Hawaii ^*  (Thailand)

^d THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^e Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; ALLODYNIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMAL NERVE FIBER DENSITY; EPIDERMIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NERVE CELL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TINGLING; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883051417     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23834     Document Type: Letter

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