Orthodromic sensory conduction along the ring finger in normal subjects and in patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome

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Orthodromic sensory conduction along the ring finger in normal subjects and in patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome. / Lauritzen, Martin; Liguori, Rocco; Trojaborg, Werner.

In: Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Evoked Potentials, Vol. 81, No. 1, 01.01.1991, p. 18-23.

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Lauritzen, M, Liguori, R & Trojaborg, W 1991, 'Orthodromic sensory conduction along the ring finger in normal subjects and in patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome', Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Evoked Potentials, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-5597(91)90099-J

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Lauritzen, M., Liguori, R., & Trojaborg, W. (1991). Orthodromic sensory conduction along the ring finger in normal subjects and in patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Evoked Potentials, 81(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-5597(91)90099-J

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Lauritzen M, Liguori R, Trojaborg W. Orthodromic sensory conduction along the ring finger in normal subjects and in patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Evoked Potentials. 1991 Jan 1;81(1):18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-5597(91)90099-J

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Lauritzen, Martin ; Liguori, Rocco ; Trojaborg, Werner. / Orthodromic sensory conduction along the ring finger in normal subjects and in patients with a carpal tunnel syndrome. In: Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Evoked Potentials. 1991 ; Vol. 81, No. 1. pp. 18-23.

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