Electrophysiological Evaluation of 140 Hands with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue NOV, 2001, Pages 1070-1073

  Goyal, V ^a   Bhatia, M ^a   Padma, M V ^a   Jain, S ^a   Maheshwari, M C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035523727     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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