Considerations in reference values for nerve conduction studies

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 907-923

  Wang, S H ^a   Robinson, L R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031793563     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1047-9651(18)30240-7     Document Type: Article

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