Prevalence and determinants of lateral and medial epicondylitis: A population study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1065-1074

  Shiri, Rahman ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a   Varonen, Helena ^a   Heliövaara, Markku ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Elbow; Obesity; Smoking; Tennis elbow; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENNIS ELBOW; VASCULAR DISEASE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENNIS ELBOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33845200335     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj325     Document Type: Article

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