Hand dominance in upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1076-1082

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

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Prevalence; Rotator cuff; Tendinitis; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDINITIS; TENNIS ELBOW; WEIGHT BEARING;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDINOPATHY; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34248647026     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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