Work-related carpal tunnel syndrome in Washington State workers' compensation: Temporal trends, clinical practices, and disability

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 259-269

  Daniell, William E ^a,b,c   Fulton Kehoe, Deborah ^a   Chiou, Lisa A ^a,c   Franklin, Gary M ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Disability; Epidemiology; Health care costs; Health services; Occupational diseases; Outcomes assessment; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABILITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 26444524310     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20203     Document Type: Article

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