Comparison of perception threshold testing and thermal-vibratory testing
β Scribed by Lior Lowenstein; Kathy Jesse; Kimberly Kenton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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