Repetitive strain injury

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 946, 2004, Pages 438-443

  Helliwell, P S ^a   Taylor, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; BICIPITAL TENDINITIS; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPICONDYLITIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; NAMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4243149397     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.012591     Document Type: Review

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