Predictors of upper extremity symptoms and functional impairment among workers employed for 6 months in a new job

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 932-940

  Gardner, Bethany T ^a   Dale, Ann Marie ^a   VanDillen, Linda ^a   Franzblau, Alfred ^b   Evanoff, Bradley A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional outcomes; Musculoskeletal disorders; Psychosocial risk factors; Upper extremity; Work disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WRIST;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 57149099015     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20625     Document Type: Article

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