Prevalence of abnormal median nerve conduction in applicants for industrial jobs

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-361

  Bingham, Ronald C ^a   Rosecrance, John C ^b   Cook, Thomas M ^b  

^a Clin Electromyography Phys M   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; cumulative trauma disorders; electromyography; median neuropathy; nerve conduction study; pre employment screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029738297     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199609)30:3<355::AID-AJIM15>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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