Prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome in the working population, United States, 2010 national health interview survey
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Prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
BACKGROUND Patterns of prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among workers offer clues about risk factors and targets for prevention. METHODS Data from an occupational health supplement to the 2010 National Health Interview Survey were used to estimate the prevalence of self-reported clinician-diagnosed CTS overall and by demographic characteristics. The proportion o...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0271-3586
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22048