Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome among dairy workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-135

  Patil, Anuja ^a   Rosecrance, John ^a   Douphrate, David ^b   Gilkey, David ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Dairy workers; Nerve conduction studies; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CATTLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CATTLE; COLORADO; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEW MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXAS;

EID: 84855218456     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21995     Document Type: Article

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