Primary care management of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome referred to surgeons: Are non-operative interventions effectively utilised?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 981, 2007, Pages 498-501

  Burke, Frank D ^b   Bradley, Mary J ^b   Sinha, Shiladitya ^b   Wilgis, E F Shaw ^a   Dubin, Norman H ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SPLINTING; SURGEON;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPLINTS; STEROIDS;

EID: 34547217849     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.058206     Document Type: Article

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