Carpal tunnel syndrome in carpet workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 454-457

  Kutluhan, Suleyman ^a   Akhan, Galip ^a   Demirci, Serpil ^a   Duru, Senem ^a   Koyuncuoglu, Hasan R ^a   Ozturk, Mustafa ^a   Cirak, Bayram ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Occupation; Repetitive strain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WORKER; WRIST;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0034882306     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100246     Document Type: Article

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