Carpal tunnel syndrome as an occupational disease

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 533-542

  Kao, Stephanie Y ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Jeanes Physicians' Office Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLINTING; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIBRATION; WORK RESUMPTION; BIOENGINEERING; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543052844     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.6.533     Document Type: Review

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