Carpal tunnel syndrome and occupation in u.s. navy enlisted personnel

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 395-407

  Garland, Frank C ^a   Balazs, Louis L ^a   Gorham, Edward D ^a   Garland, Cedric F ^b   Doyle, Edward J ^a   Pugh, William M ^a   Levine, Richard ^c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CAUCASIAN; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAVY; NEGRO; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029907266     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9934428     Document Type: Article

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