Occupational use of precision grip and forceful gripping, and arthrosis of finger joints: A literature review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 383-388

  Jensen, V ^a   Boggild H ^b   Johansen, J P ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Finger joint; Hand; Occupational diseases; Osteoarthritis; Work

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FORCE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032884877     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.6.383     Document Type: Article

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