Diagnosing soft tissue rheumatic disorders of the upper limb in epidemiological studies of vibration-exposed populations

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 575-593

  Palmer, Keith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Reliability; Upper limb disorders; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CINAHL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMBASE; EPICONDYLITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION; TENDINITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VIBRATION; WORKSHOP;

COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 39749167256     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0254-4     Document Type: Article

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