Electrodiagnosis in carpal tunnel syndrome

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 243-255

  Kilmer, David D ^a   Davis, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEPOLARIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0036587059     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(01)00009-9     Document Type: Review

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