The Southampton Examination Schedule for the diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-117

  Palmer, K T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Musculoskeletal disease; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARD;

ARM; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 34247525497     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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