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Skin-temperature gradients are a validated measure of fingertip perfusion

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Daniel I. Sessler is Associate Dean of Research, Director Outcomes Research Institute, Distinguished University Research Chair, Lolita and Samuel Weakley Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, University of Louisville; Professor and Vice-Chair, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, University of Vienna. Received from the Outcomes Research Institute and Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

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Sessler, D.I. Skin-temperature gradients are a validated measure of fingertip perfusion. Eur J Appl Physiol 89, 401–402 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-003-0812-8

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