Conservative therapy in thoracic outlet syndrome;Konservative Therapie beim Thoracic-outlet-Syndrom

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 127, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 617-622

  Beer, S ^a   Schlegel, C ^a   Hasegawa, A ^a  

^a Rheuma und Rehabilitationszentrum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

ADULT; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; RIBS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 0030954161     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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