Occupational injury in plastic surgeons

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1555-1561

  Capone, Avery C ^b   Parikh, Pranay M ^a   Gatti, Margaret E ^b   Davidson, Bruce J ^b   Davison, Steven P ^b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77951862718     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d62a94     Document Type: Article

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