Risk factors for Carpal tunnel syndrome and median neuropathy in a working population

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1355-1364

  Armstrong, Theodore ^a   Dale, Ann Marie ^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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; WORK; WORKER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 65849212660     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181845fb1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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