Quantitative Vibration Threshold Testing in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Analysis Strategies for Optimizing Reliability

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-30

  Hubbard, Mark C ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^b,c,d   Kramer, John F ^e   Birmingham, Trevor B ^e  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC VIBROMETER; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 1242269286     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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