Prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome in the working population, United States, 2010 national health interview survey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 615-624

  Luckhaupt, Sara E ^a   Dahlhamer, James M ^b   Ward, Brian W ^b   Sweeney, Marie H ^a   Sestito, John P ^a   Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Industry; Occupational diseases; Occupations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878402824     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22048     Document Type: Article

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