Capturing cases of distal symmetric polyneuropathy in a community

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 937-942

  Callaghan, Brian ^a   Kerber, Kevin ^a   Longoria, Ruth ^a   Feldman, Eva ^a   Lisabeth, Lynda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic testing; Health policy and practice; Health services research; Neuroepidemiology; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTAL SYMMETRIC POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870231455     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23449     Document Type: Article

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