Race effect on nerve conduction studies: A comparison between 50 blacks and 50 whites

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 536-539

  Buschbacher, Ralph M ^a   Koch, John ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NEGRO; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0032945960     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90195-8     Document Type: Article

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