Inter-observer reproducibility and responsiveness of a clinical severity scale in surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 263-268

  Mondelli, M ^a   Ginanneschi, F ^b   Rossi, S ^b   Reale, F ^c   Padua, L ^d   Giannini, F ^b  

^a Servizio EMG ASL 7   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boston questionnaire; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Clinical severity scale; Electrodiagnosis; Surgical decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036837777     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2002.01368.x     Document Type: Article

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