Increase of vibration threshold during wrist flexion in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
โ Scribed by Borg, Kristian; Lindblom, Ulf
- Book ID
- 122021863
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 694 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3959
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