Forearm velocity in carpal tunnel syndrome: When is slow too slow?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-183

  Donahue, John E ^a   Raynor, Elizabeth M ^a   Rutkove, Seward B ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0031931655     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90297-0     Document Type: Article

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