Workplace management of upper limb disorders: A systematic review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Dick, F D ^a   Graveling, R A ^b   Munro, W ^c   Walker Bone, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based guideline; Occupational health; Upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650627885     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq174     Document Type: Review

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