Time to return to work and surgeons' recommendations after carpal tunnel release

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-50

  Ratzon, Navah ^a   Schejter Margalit, Tamara ^a   Froom, Paul ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Carpal tunnel release; Occupational; Surgeons' recommendations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 30844456811     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi194     Document Type: Article

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