Carpal tunnel syndrome: Present approaches;Síndrome do túnel do carpo: Aspectos atuais

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 57, Issue 2 B, 1999, Pages 504-512

  Kouyoumdjian, João Aris ^a,b  

^a Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Compression neuropathy; Median nerve; Nerve conduction

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 0347020929     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1999000300026     Document Type: Article

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