The Electrodiagnosis of Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 314-319

  Kern, Ralph Z ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0346099505     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100003012     Document Type: Review

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