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Volume 1, Issue 7 , Pages 612-619 , July 2009

Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical Prediction of Electrodiagnostic Results in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Presented, in part, as a poster presentation at the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005.

  • Julian K. Lo, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute–Hillcrest Centre, 47 Austin Terrace, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 1Y8†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: J.K.L.
    • ,
  • Hillel M. Finestone, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sisters of Charity of Ottawa Health Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada‡
    • ,
  • Ken Gilbert, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada§

Received 30 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.05.004

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