Increased incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome up to 10 years before diagnosis of diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1929-1930

  Gulliford, Martin C ^a,b   Latinovic, Radoslav ^a   Charlton, Judith ^a   Hughes, Richard A C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Capital House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33746633831     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-0939     Document Type: Article

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