Evaluation and management of peripheral nerve injury

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1951-1965

  Campbell, William W ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnosis; Electromyography; Injury; Peripheral nerve; Surgery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 47749121773     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.03.018     Document Type: Review

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