Carpal tunnel syndrome in instrumentalists: A review of 15 years' clinical experience

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-29

  Dawson, William J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MUSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032975308     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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