Occupational and Sport Related Traumatic Neuropathy

Neurologist

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-96

  Elman, Lauren ^a   McCluskey, Leo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Penn Neurological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Neuropathy; Occupation; Sports; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SPORTS; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 1642349415     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000117826.22805.77     Document Type: Review

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