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An Alternative to the Traditional Cold Pressor Test: The Cold Pressor Arm Wrap
Published on: January 16, 2014
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The expanding role of the cold pressor test: a brief history
Guillaume Lamotte1, Christopher J Boes2, Phillip A Low2
1Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN, 55902, USA. guillaumelamotte14@gmail.com.
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