Study of hand function in a group of shoe factory workers engaged in repetitive work

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 675-684

  Gupta, Anupam Datta ^a,c   Mahalanabis, Dilip ^b  

^a ESI HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SOCIETY FOR APPLIED STUDIES   (India)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grip pinch strength; Hand wrist disorders; Repetitive movement; Shoe factory; Two point discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; FISHER EXACT TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SHOE INDUSTRY; SKINFOLD; STUDENT T TEST; TENDINITIS; THUMB; WORK DISABILITY; WRIST;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INDIA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33845517252     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-006-9048-x     Document Type: Article

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