Utilization of nerve conduction studies for the diagnosis of polyneuropathy in patients with diabetes: A retrospective analysis of a large patient series

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-274

  Kong, Xuan ^a   Lesser, Eugene A ^a   Potts, Frisso A ^a,b   Gozani, Shai N ^a  

^a NeuroMetrix Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic polyneuropathy; Nerve conduction study; Peroneal nerve; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956895949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680800200217     Document Type: Article

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