title: Vibration perception threshold in the screening of sensorimotor distal symmetric polyneuropathy: the need of more accurate age-specific reference values.
authors.affiliation: Consultorios Asociados de Endocrinología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maffei
authors.affiliation: Consultorios Asociados de Endocrinología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Premrou
authors.affiliation: Consultorios Asociados de Endocrinología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roldan
authors.affiliation: Unit of Biostatistics, IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza," San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Copetti
authors.affiliation: Unit of Biostatistics, IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza," San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology, Fondazione Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Unit, "Madonna del Soccorso" Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy giacvesp@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vespasiani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D055698:Touch Perception; D014732:Vibration; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: biothesiometer; diabetes mellitus; diabetic neuropathy; vibration perception threshold