The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Is Overdiagnosed

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 328-330

  Wilbourn, Asa J ^a  

^a Electromyography Laboratory Neurology Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMAN; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 0025360864     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1990.00530030106024     Document Type: Article

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