Intra- and interobserver reliability of sensibility testing in asymptomatic individuals

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 605-609

  Rozental, Tamara D ^a   Beredjiklian, Pedro K ^a,c   Guyette, Todd M ^b   Weiland, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSIBILITY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0034125946     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200044060-00005     Document Type: Article

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