The development of risk assessment models for carpal tunnel syndrome: A case-referent study

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 688-709

  You, Heecheon ^a   Simmons, Zachary ^b   Freivalds, Andris ^c   Kothari, Milind J ^b   Naidu, Sanjiv H ^b   Young, Ronda ^d  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Case referent design; Injury causation; Risk assessment model; Work relatedness

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ERGONOMICS; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESSES;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS); MEDICAL COSTS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCURACY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442696507     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013042000193291     Document Type: Article

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