Optimising case definitions of upper limb disorder for aetiological research and prevention: A review

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-78

  Palmer, Keith T ^a   Harris, E Clare ^a   Linaker, Cathy ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a   Coggon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELBOW DISEASE; EMBASE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHOULDER PAIN; WRIST DISEASE;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84355161654     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100086     Document Type: Review

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