Sonography in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 681-684

  Duncan, Iain ^a   Sullivan, Paul ^a   Lomas, Fred ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032817538     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.3.10470903     Document Type: Article

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