Cigarette smoking and ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 730-734

  Richardson, James K ^a   Jamieson, Sarah Clay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressive Neuropathy; Nerve Conduction Studies; Smoking; Ulnar Nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELBOW; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TURKEY; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 4143056040     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000137316.54347.B8     Document Type: Review

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