A prospective study of carpal tunnel syndrome: Workplace and individual risk factors

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 568-574

  Burt, Susan ^a   Deddens, James A ^a   Crombie, Ken ^b   Jin, Yan ^a   Wurzelbacher, Steve ^a   Ramsey, Jessica ^a  

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

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULNAR NERVE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; ULNAR NERVE; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880701434     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101287     Document Type: Review

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