Incidence of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow in the province of Siena (Italy)

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Mondelli, Mauro ^a   Giannini, Fabio ^b   Ballerini, Michele ^b   Ginanneschi, Federica ^b   Martorelli, Elena ^b  

^a ASL 7   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elbow; Epidemiology; Incidence; Ulnar nerve; Ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 21344454272     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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