Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1017-1019

  Chung, M S ^a   Gong, H S ^a   Baek, G H ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RAYNAUD DISEASE;

EID: 0032700439     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B6.9765     Document Type: Article

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