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Modified Phalen's test as an aid in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome

  1. Sayeeda Bilkis1,*,
  2. Donald M. Loveman2,
  3. James A. Eldridge3,
  4. Shabnam Asgher Ali4,
  5. Abdul Kadir5,
  6. Walter McConathy2

Article first published online: 25 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/acr.20664

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Arthritis Care & Research

Arthritis Care & Research

Volume 64, Issue 2, pages 287–289, February 2012

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Bilkis, S., Loveman, D. M., Eldridge, J. A., Ali, S. A., Kadir, A. and McConathy, W. (2012), Modified Phalen's test as an aid in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome. Arthritis Care Res, 64: 287–289. doi: 10.1002/acr.20664

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  1. 1

    Reeves County Hospital, Pecos, Texas

  2. 2

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Odessa

  3. 3

    University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa

  4. 4

    Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

  5. 5

    Neurology, Odessa, Texas

*Internal Medicine, Reeves County Hospital, 2323 Texas Street, Pecos, TX 79772

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 JAN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 25 JAN 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 3 OCT 2011 09:58AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 29 SEP 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 27 APR 2011

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