Upper limb reflex sympathetic dystrophy associated with occult malignancy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 726-728

  Ku, Aubrey ^a,b   Lachmann, Elisabeth ^a   Tunkel, Richard ^a   Nagler, Willibald ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; OCCULT CANCER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0029984231     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90017-9     Document Type: Article

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