Soft-Tissue Rheumatic Disorders of the Neck and Upper Limb: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-203

  Walker Bone, Karen E ^a   Palmer, Keith T ^a   Reading, Isabel ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Occurrence; Risk factors; Upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM DISEASE; BODY POSTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EMBASE; FORCE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NECK PAIN; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0346789102     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(03)00128-8     Document Type: Article

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