Prognosis of nonspecific work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper extremity

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 657-668

  Cole, Donald C ^a   Hudak, Pamela L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

arm; neck; occupational diseases; overview; prognosis; rehabilitation; repetitive strain injury; review; shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SYMPTOM; WORKPLACE;

ARM INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029898740     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199606)29:6<657::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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