Generic health instruments do not comprehensively capture patient perceived improvement in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1163-1166

  Vaile, Jan H ^b   Mathers, David M ^c   Ramos Remus, Cesar ^a,b   Russell, Anthony S ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Quality of life instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032913390     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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