A randomized controlled trial of surgery vs steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Published in Neurology on June 28, 2005

Authors

A C F Hui1, S Wong, C H Leung, P Tong, V Mok, D Poon, C W Li-Tsang, L K Wong, R Boet

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. cfhui@cuhk.edu.hk

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