An improved Peltier effect-based instrument for critical temperature threshold measurement in cold- and heat-induced urticaria

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2043-2045

  Magerl, M ^a   Abajian, M ^a   Krause, K ^a   Altrichter, S ^a   Siebenhaar, F ^a   Church, M K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLD INDUCED URTICARIA; COLD URTICARIA; CRITICAL TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEAT INDUCED URTICARIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; PROVOCATION TEST; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPTEST; URTICARIA; VALIDATION STUDY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLD; DEVICES; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942295813     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12739     Document Type: Article

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