The relationship of obesity, age, and carpal tunnel syndrome: More complex than was thought?

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 527-532

  Bland, Jeremy D P ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 25844505444     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20408     Document Type: Article

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