A pattern recognition approach to the development of a classification system for upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders of workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-139

  Beaton, Dorcas E ^a,b,c,d   Bombardier, Claire ^a,d,e   Cole, Donald C ^a,f   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^a,b   Van Eerd, Dwayne ^a,f   Amadio, Peter C ^g   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^g   Carette, Simon ^g   Evanoff, Bradley A ^g   Kennedy, Carol ^g   Novak, Christine B ^g   Pransky, Glenn ^g   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^g  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Nosology; Repetitive strain injury; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE; INJURY; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY;

EID: 34249021970     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1116     Document Type: Article

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