Incidence of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow in repetitive work

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-240

  Descatha, Alexis ^a   Leclerc, Annette ^a   Chastang, Jean François ^a   Roquelaure, Yves ^b   Franchi, Pierre ^c   Bourgeois, Fabrice ^c   Mereau, Paul ^c   Delemotte, Bernard ^c   Gournay, Maryvonne ^c   Maillard, Marie Claude ^c   Quinton, Dominique ^c   du Noyer, Catherine Rondeau ^c   Touranchet, Annie ^c   Vallayer, Cécile ^c   Teyssier Cotte, Christiane ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

Author keywords

Work related muscoloskeletal disorder

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPICONDYLITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3142744783     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.784     Document Type: Article

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