Influence of body mass index and work activity on the prevalence of median mononeuropathy at the wrist

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 268-271

  Werner, Robert A ^a,b,c,d   Franzblau, Alfred ^c   Albers, James W ^a,c   Armstrong, Thomas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; epidemiology; median nerve; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; OBESITY; OFFICE WORKER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0030936320     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.4.268     Document Type: Article

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