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Original Article

Carpal tunnel syndrome treated with guided brain plasticity: a randomised, controlled study

Magnus FlondellDepartment of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden; ;Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Birgitta RosenDepartment of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden; ;Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden;
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Gert AnderssonDepartment of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden; ;Department of Neurophysiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Anders BjörkmanDepartment of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden; ;Department of Hand Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden;
Pages 159-164 | Received 06 Dec 2015, Accepted 16 May 2016, Published online: 12 Jul 2016

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