Presentation and response of patients with upper extremity repetitive use syndrome to a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program: A retrospective review of 24 cases

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-199

  Richard Barthel, H ^a,b,c,g   Miller, Lawrence S ^d,e   Deardorff, William W ^f   Portenier, Renée ^h  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rheumapraxis   (Germany)

^d UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NONE   (Germany)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0345698207     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(98)80037-9     Document Type: Review

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