The prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in latino poultry-processing workers and other latino manual workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-201

  Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Walker, Francis O ^a   Blocker, Jill N ^a   Schulz, Mark R ^b   Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Mora, Dana ^a   Chen, Haiying ^a   Marín, Antonio J ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; POULTRY; POULTRY PROCESSING WORKER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WORKER;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POULTRY PRODUCTS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862798960     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823fdf53     Document Type: Article

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