The sweat test.
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Sweat test with water-erasable ink.
© 2012 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1300 Journal Compilation © 2012 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 There are many methods for assessing abnormalities in perspiration, including practical, qualitative, and quantitative methods. Among the methods of visualizing local and generalized perspiration, the Minor, or starch-iodine, test is widely used to identify areas of excessive or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.62.3.317-a