Upper limb neuropathy in computer operators? A clinical case study of 21 patients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Jepsen, Jørgen Riis ^a  

^a ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPERATOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 13444310776     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-5-26     Document Type: Article

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