Interview data versus questionnaire data in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome in epidemiological studies

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-63

  Thomsen, J F ^a   Mikkelsen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Case definition; Epidemiology; Interview; Misclassification; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037291747     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg010     Document Type: Article

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