Determining the sensitivity and specificity of common diagnostic tests for carpal tunnel syndrome using latent class analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 502-507

  LaJoie, A Scott ^a   McCabe, Steven J ^b   Thomas, Binu ^b   Edgell, Stephen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATIENT CODING; PHALEN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TINEL TEST; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 23044462044     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000172894.21006.e2     Document Type: Article

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