Wrist and palm indexes in carpal tunnel syndrome

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 3 A, 2000, Pages 625-629

  Kouyoumdjian, Joao Aris ^a,b   Morita, Maria Penha Ananias ^a   Rocha, Paulo Ricardo Fernando ^a   Miranda, Rafael Carlos ^a   Gouveia, Gustavo Maciel ^a  

^a Medical School   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Compressive neuropathy; Median nerve; Wrist and hand dimension; Wrist and palm ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WRIST;

EID: 0034266112     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000400005     Document Type: Article

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