Patients' perceptions of carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve decompression surgery

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 268-273

  Khu, Kathleen Joy ^a   Bernstein, Mark ^b   Midha, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 79951762299     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100011458     Document Type: Article

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