Ultrasound in the diagnosis of a median neuropathy in the forearm: Case report

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Ginn, Stuart D ^a   Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Chloros, George D ^a   Walker, Francis O ^a   Yoon, Joon Shik ^b   Brown, Martin E ^a   Wiesler, Ethan R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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EID: 38949175343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7221-2-23     Document Type: Article

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