Classification criteria and severity assessment in work-associated upper extremity disorders: Methods matter

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 369-372

  Katz, Jeffrey N ^a,h   Stock, Susan R ^b   Evanoff, Bradley A ^c   Rempel, David ^d   Moore, J Steven ^e   Franzblau, Alfred ^f   Gray, Ronald H ^g  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Classification criteria; Diagnosis; Functional status; Tendinitis; Upper extremity disorders

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TENDINITIS; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0033859535     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200010)38:4<369::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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