Prevalence of smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid disease in patients with Carpal tunnel syndrome

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-273

  Karpitskaya, Yekaterina ^a   Novak, Christine B ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b East Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0036198411     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200203000-00007     Document Type: Article

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