Little is known about factors that predict return to work following carpal tunnel release. Patients enrolled in a prospective, community-based study of carpal tunnel syndrome in Maine were evaluated with standardized questionnaires preoperatively and 6 months following carpal tunnel release. Univari
RE: Predictors of return to work following carpal tunnel release
β Scribed by Jeffrey N. Katz; Louis Bessette; Laura Punnett; Robert B. Keller
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 18 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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