Neuropathic pain in patients with upper-extremity nerve injury

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-201

  Novak, Christine B ^a   Katz, Joel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literature review; Nerve injury; Neuropathic pain; Outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958001231     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.3.190     Document Type: Article

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