Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Mattioli, Stefano ^a,j   Baldasseroni, Alberto ^b   Curti, Stefania ^a   Cooke, Robin M T ^a   Bena, Antonella ^c   De Giacomi, Giovanna ^d,k   Dell'Omo, Marco ^e   Fateh Moghadam, Pirous ^f   Melani, Carla ^f   Biocca, Marco ^g   Buiatti, Eva ^h   Campo, Giuseppe ⁱ   Zanardi, Francesca ^a   Violante, Francesco S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Tuscany Regional Centre for Occupational Injuries and Diseases CeRIMP   (Italy)

^c Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^d National Agency for Regional Health Services   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^f Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^g Reg Hlth Care Agy Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^h Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

ⁱ ISPESL   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^k Regione Marche   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649114481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-374     Document Type: Article

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