Peripheral neuropathy in burn patients

Burns

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 579-583

  Khedr, Eman M ^a   Khedr, Tayseer ^a   El Oteify, Mahmoud A ^a   Hassan, Hosni A ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Burn; Electromyography; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031425884     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(97)00068-5     Document Type: Article

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