Disparity Between Popular (Internet) and Scientific Illness Concepts of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Causation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1076-1080

  Scangas, George ^a   Lozano Calderón, Santiago ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Internet; media; quality of information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDLINE;

EID: 50249101186     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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