Therapeutic modalities in hand surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 435-448

  Bissell, John H ^a,b  

^a St Mary Corwin Medical Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold; Heat; Iontophoresis; Magnetic therapy; Phonophoresis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG ABSORPTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER SURGERY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0032909802     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0435     Document Type: Article

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