Transducer user syndrome: An occupational hazard of the ultrasonographer

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-45

  Schoenfeld, Alex ^a   Goverman, Jeremy ^a   Weiss, Debra M ^a   Meizner, Israel ^a  

^a Ultrasound Unit   (Israel)

Author keywords

Occupational hazard; Repetitive strain; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK PAIN; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SKIN TINGLING; TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; ULTRASOUND; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

TRANSDUCER USER SYNDROME;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0032586267     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(99)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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