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01-01-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Severity of carpal tunnel syndrome assessed with high frequency ultrasonography: reply to Karadağ and colleagues

Authors: Costanza Pazzaglia, Luca Padua

Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 1/2011

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We read with great interest the article written by Karadağ and colleagues [1] entitled “Severity of carpal tunnel syndrome assessed with high frequency ultrasonography”. …

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Title: Severity of carpal tunnel syndrome assessed with high frequency ultrasonography: reply to Karadağ and colleagues
Authors: Costanza Pazzaglia
Luca Padua
Publication date: 01-01-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Rheumatology International / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Electronic ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-1298-4

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