An assessment of the effects of exposure to vibration, smoking, alcohol and diabetes on the prevalence of dupuytren's disease in 97,537 miners

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-406

  Burke, F D ^a   Proud, G ^a   Lawson, I J ^a   McGeoch, K L ^a   Miles, J N V ^a  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol and diabetes; Dupuytren's disease: vibration; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VIBRATION;

EID: 34447256367     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhse.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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