Conservative treatment options for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-280

  Gerritsen, Annette A M ^a   De Krom, Marc C T F M ^b   Struijs, Margaretha A ^c   Scholten, Rob J P M ^d   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BovenIJ Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Conservative therapeutics; Randomised controlled trials; Review literature

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPLINT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; YOGA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; PYRIDOXINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036197272     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150200004     Document Type: Article

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