Post-injection nerve injuries in Kashmir: A menace overlooked

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 244-247

  Tak, Shafaat Rashid ^a   Dar, Gh Nabi ^a   Halwai, Manzoor A ^a   Mir, Mohamad Ramzan ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Injury; Kashmir; Nerve; Post injection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; REFRESHER COURSE; SCIATIC NERVE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 56749157354     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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