Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Nested Case-Control Study of Risk Factors in Women
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: a nested case-control study of risk factors in women.
Risk factors for the development of carpal tunnel syndrome in women were studied by means of a nested case-control analysis of a prospective cohort study of the health effects of oral contraception in British women. A total of 1,264 women who had a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome reported by their general practitioner between 1968 and 1993 were compared with 1,264 age-matched control women ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010244