Brain plasticity and hand surgery: An overview

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25 B, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 242-252

  Lundborg, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEAFFERENTATION; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033923445     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0339     Document Type: Article

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