Efficacy, safety, and cost of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ren YM, Wang XS, Wei ZJ, Fan BY, Lin W, Zhou XH, Feng SQ

DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004857
Published: 2016 Oct
Container: Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1097/md.0000000000004857,
  title = {Efficacy, safety, and cost of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.},
  author = {Ren YM and Wang XS and Wei ZJ and Fan BY and Lin W and Zhou XH and Feng SQ},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Medicine},
  doi = {10.1097/md.0000000000004857},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000004857}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy, safety, and cost of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
AU  - Ren YM
AU  - Wang XS
AU  - Wei ZJ
AU  - Fan BY
AU  - Lin W
AU  - Zhou XH
AU  - Feng SQ
PY  - 2016
JO  - Medicine
DO  - 10.1097/md.0000000000004857
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YM, R., XS, W., ZJ, W., BY, F., W, L., XH, Z., & SQ, F. (2016). Efficacy, safety, and cost of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000004857

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