Impact of compensation on work outcome of carpal tunnel syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 490-495

  Sperka, Paul ^a   Cherry, Nicola ^a   Burnham, Robert ^a   Beach, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Lost income; Outcome; Work related; Workers' compensation board

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; JOB CHANGE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; ALBERTA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 54949135729     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn099     Document Type: Article

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