Carpal tunnel syndrome and the use of computer mouse and keyboard: A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Thomsen, Jane F ^a   Gerr, Fred ^b   Atroshi, Isam ^c  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Hässleholm and Kristianstad Hospitals ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPUTER MOUSE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; KEYBOARD; MUSCLE FORCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DENMARK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROCOMPUTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DENMARK; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICROCOMPUTERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54049158867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-134     Document Type: Article

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