Risk factors in carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 315-320

  Geoghegan, John M ^a,b   Clark, D I ^a,b   Bainbridge, L C ^a,b   Smith, C ^a,b   Hubbard, R ^a,b  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Case control study; Epidemiology; UK General Practice Research Database

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SULFONYLUREA; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THYROXINE; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 3042815651     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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