Clinical quality measures for electrodiagnosis in suspected carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 444-452

  Sandin, Karl J ^a   Asch, Steven M ^b   Jablecki, Charles K ^c   Kilmer, David D ^d   Nuckols, Teryl K ^b   Chagnon, Denis ^e   Chang, Walter ^f   Chung, Kevin ^g   Harness, Neil ^f   Harris, Jeff ^f   Mandell, Peter ^h   Mass, Daniel ⁱ   Massear, Victoria ^j   Melhorne, Mark ^k   Pho, Cuong ^l   Strain, Rick ^m   Weng, Haoling ⁿ  

^a Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Albany Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^f KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h Orthopedics   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^j Hand Surgery   (United States)

^k Hand Center   (United States)

^l Physical Therapy   (United States)

^m Orthopedics   (United States)

ⁿ Rheumatology   (United States)

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Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnostic techniques; Electrodiagnosis; Electromyography; Nerve conduction studies; Neurological; Quality of care; Subheading diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950277156     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21617     Document Type: Article

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