Risk factors for visiting a medical department because of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-137

  Werner, Robert A ^a,b,c,d   Franzblau, Alfred ^a,c   Gell, Nancy ^a,c   Hartigan, Anne G ^a   Ebersole, Marissa ^c   Armstrong, Thomas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Univ of Michigan Health System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cox regression; Cumulative trauma disorder; Occupational medicine; Repetitive strain injury

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDINITIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 17644366778     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.860     Document Type: Article

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