Dupuytren's disease: Personal factors and occupational exposure
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Dupuytren's disease: personal factors and occupational exposure.
BACKGROUND The etiology of Dupuytren's disease is unknown, and the role of occupational exposure is still debated. Our objective was to study the association between occupational exposures, personal risk factors and Dupuytren's disease. METHODS In this cross-sectional survey, nine occupational physicians performed clinical examinations, focused on Dupuytren's disease, of 2,406 French male civ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0271-3586,1097-0274
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20542