Carpal tunnel syndrome: Effect on Army dental personnel

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 372-378

  Lalumandier, James A ^a   McPhee, Scott D ^b   Riddle, Sherry ^d   Shulman, Jay D ^c   Daigle, Wade W ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELMONT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034106568     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.5.372     Document Type: Article

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