Incidence of clinically diagnosed and surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome in Korea

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1410-1417

  Roh, Young Hak ^a   Chung, Moon Sang ^a   Baek, Goo Hyun ^a   Lee, Young Ho ^a   Rhee, Seung Hwan ^a   Gong, Hyun Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; epidemiology; incidence; Korean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956395316     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.05.020     Document Type: Article

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