Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 64-73 , January 2003

Stability and Reliability of Detection Thresholds for Human A-Beta and A-Delta Sensory Afferents Determined by Cutaneous Electrical Stimulation

  • Christine N Sang, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Christine N. Sang, MD, MPH, Department of Anesthesia, Clinics 3, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,Boston, MA USA
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  • Mitchell B Max, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pain and Neurosensory Mechanisms Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Richard H Gracely, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pain and Neurosensory Mechanisms Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA

,Accepted 25 February 2002.

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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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