Measuring functional outcomes in work-related upper extremity disorders: Development and validation of the upper extremity function scale

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1195-1202

  Pransky, Glenn ^a   Feuerstein, Michael ^b   Himmelstein, Jay ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^c   Vickers Lahti, Maureen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031434244     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199712000-00014     Document Type: Article

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