Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorder reports by year, type, and industrial sector: A capture-recapture analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-49

  Morse, Tim ^a,d   Dillon, C ^b   Kenta Bibi, E ^a   Weber, J ^c   Diva, U ^a   Warren, N ^a   Grey, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c Connecticut State Department of Labor and Industry ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Epidemiology; MSD; Prevalence; Under reporting; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EPICONDYLITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; TENDINITIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; CONNECTICUT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 22244446132     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20182     Document Type: Article

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