Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1539-1541 , September 2010

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Primer on Objective Methods of Diagnosis

  • Richard M. Braun, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Richard M. Braun, MD, Richard M. Braun, MD, Inc., 770 Washington Street, Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92103

Received 13 January 2010 ,Accepted 7 March 2010.

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00280-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.03.018

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1539-1541 , September 2010

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