Sensory thresholds in older adults: Reproducibility and reference values
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Sensory thresholds in older adults: reproducibility and reference values.
To evaluate the test-retest reproducibility of vibratory perception (VPT) and thermal discrimination (TDT) thresholds on the foot in older adults, we examined 20 50-76-year-old subjects with, and 19 without non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Adjusted reference values for both thresholds were obtained by assessing the relations with age, body height, and sex among 216 subjects with normal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Muscle & Nerve
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0148-639X,1097-4598
DOI: 10.1002/mus.880170414