A qualitative study of common functional problems experienced by people with complete ulnar nerve paralysis

Leprosy Review

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-161

  McCormick, Cecilia Anne ^a,c   Rath, Santosh ^b   Patra, P N ^b   Pereira, J ^a   Wilkinson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b HOINA   (India)

^c NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; TENDON SURGERY; TENDON TRANSFER; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 51349102521     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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