Repeatability and validity of an upper limb and neck discomfort questionnaire: The utility of the standardized Nordic questionnaire

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-175

  Palmer, K ^a   Smith, G ^a   Kellingray, S ^a   Cooper, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal; Nordic; Questionnaire; Repeatability; Surveillance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032946081     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.3.171     Document Type: Article

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