Carpal tunnel syndrome: A historical perspective

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-217

  Lo, Sam L ^a   Raskin, Kevin ^a   Lester, Harriet ^b   Lester, Benisse ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDIAN NERVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STRESS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036587084     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(01)00014-2     Document Type: Review

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