Median and ulnar neuropathies in university cellists

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-76

  Logue, Ellie Jo ^c   Bluhm, Susana ^c   Johnson, Mary Clayton ^c   Mazer, Rayna ^c   Halle, John S ^a,b   Greathouse, David G ^a,b  

^a BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

EID: 20444396911     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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