Cumulative trauma disorders in betel pepper leaf-cullers visiting a rehabilitation clinic: Experience in Taitung

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 237-246

  Wang, Lin Yi ^a   Pong, Ya Ping ^a   Wang, Her Cherng ^b   Su, Sheng Hsiang ^a   Tsai, Chang Hsueh ^a   Leong, Chau Peng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taitung Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cumulative trauma disorder; Occupational injury; Shoulder impingement; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULLER; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ECHOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PIPER BETLE; RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARECA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

EID: 21044454420     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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