Predictors of persistent elbow tendonitis among auto assembly workers

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-400

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Natural history; Occupational diseases; Tendonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TENDINITIS; WORK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TENDINOPATHY; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 23844473099     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-5945-6     Document Type: Article

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