The natural course of carpal tunnel syndrome in a working population

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 384-393

  Silverstein, Barbara A ^a   Fan, Z Joyce ^a   Bonauto, Dave K ^a   Bao, Stephen ^a   Smith, Caroline K ^a   Howard, Ninica ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active worker; CTS; Incidence; Nerve entrapment; Persistence; Physical load factor; Prevalence; Psychosocial factor

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSISTENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICINE; NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TINGLING;

EID: 77956258529     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2912     Document Type: Article

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