The treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis: A review

Surgery Today

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-218

  Hashmonai, Moshe ^a   Kopelman, Doron ^a   Assalia, Ahmad ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPNOSIS; IONTOPHORESIS; NEURALGIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SWEAT GLAND; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 0034032887     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005950050047     Document Type: Review

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