Double crush syndrome: An analysis of age, gender and body mass index

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-29

  Moghtaderi, Ali ^a   Izadi, Shahrokh ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Double crush syndrome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE LESION; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WRIST;

EID: 37249077865     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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