Prevalence of ulnar neuropathy in patients receiving hemodialysis

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-275

  Nardin, Rachel ^a   Chapman, Kristine M ^b   Raynor, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 13444267650     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.62.2.271     Document Type: Article

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