Carpal tunnel syndrome and oral contraceptive drugs: Risk or protective factor? [2]

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-208

  Albani, Giovanni ^a   Priano, Lorenzo ^a   Campanelli, Laura ^b   Pignatti, Riccardo ^a   Liuzzi, Antonio ^a   Galloti, Pietro ^b   Mauro, Alessandro ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NORPREGNENES; RISK;

EID: 0347354709     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2003.03026.x     Document Type: Letter

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