An upper body musculoskeletal assessment instrument for patients with work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A pilot study

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-121

  Kramer, John F ^a   Potter, Patrick ^a   Harburn, Karen L ^a   Speechley, Mark ^a   Rollman, Gary B ^a   Evans, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

EID: 0035008848     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1130(01)80041-7     Document Type: Article

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