Carpal tunnel syndrome: Associations between risk factors and laterality

European Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-47

  Zambelis, Thomas ^a   Tsivgoulis, Georgios ^a   Karandreas, Nikolaos ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Laterality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; RISK FACTOR; THYROID DISEASE; WRIST INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 72149115679     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268165     Document Type: Article

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