Self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome: Predictors of work disability from the National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 362-368

  Blanc, Paul D ^a,b   Faucett, Julia ^b   Kennedy, James J ^b   Cisternas, Miriam ^a   Yelin, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel; cumulative trauma; ergonomics; National Health Interview Survey; non white risk pattern; Occupational Health Supplement; repetitive strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WRIST;

EID: 0029739979     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199609)30:3<362::AID-AJIM16>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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