Occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome among slaughterhouse workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-292

  Frost, Poul ^a   Andersen, Johan Hviid ^b   Nielsen, Viggo Kamp ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Hand intensive work; Historical cohort; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031696601     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.322     Document Type: Article

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