Cubital tunnel syndrome

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 975, 2007, Pages 28-31

  Cutts, Steven ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISABILITY; EPICONDYLITIS; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TENNIS ELBOW; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846963489     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.047456     Document Type: Review

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