A self-administered questionnaire of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 402-411

  Mondelli, M ^a   Padua, L ^b,c   Giannini, F ^d   Bibbo G ^d   Aprile, I ^b,c   Rossi, S ^d  

^a ASL 7   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consistency; Questionnaire; Reliability; Responsiveness; Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TINGLING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 33846072996     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0719-3     Document Type: Article

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