Nerve injury in repetitive motion disorders

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 351, Issue , 1998, Pages 10-20

  Novak, Christine B ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031778055     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199806000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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