The influence of choice of therapy on quality of life in patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 532-536

  Bosma, J ^a   Van Engeland, M I A ^a   Leijdekkers, V J ^a   Vahl, A C ^a   Wisselink, W ^b  

^a Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

conservative therapy; decompressive surgery; first rib resection; quality of life; Thoracic outlet syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROGENIC THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957306261     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.489656     Document Type: Article

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