International Journal of Rheumatology
Volume 2012, Article ID 703138, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/703138
Clinical Study
Quantitative Sensory Testing in Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Demonstrates Features of Peripheral Sensitisation
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, St. George’s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
2Department of Radiology, St. George’s Hospital, London SW17 OQT, UK
Received 21 August 2012; Revised 29 September 2012; Accepted 29 September 2012
Academic Editor: Bruce M. Rothschild
Copyright © 2012 Julekha Wajed et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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