Hand sensibility measures used by therapists

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 292-296

  Mielke, Kimberly ^a   Novak, Christine B ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a,b   Feely, Christine A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b East Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MICROSURGERY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029993807     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199603000-00011     Document Type: Article

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