Carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in four symptomatic radiologists

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-42

  Ruess, Lynne ^a,b   O'Connor, Stephen C ^a   Cho, Kenneth H ^a   Hussain, Faheem H ^a   Howard III, William J ^a,c   Slaughter, Ryan C ^a,c   Hedge, Alan ^d  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RISK FACTOR; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037635427     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.1.1810037     Document Type: Article

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