Work-related upper extremity disorders: one-year follow-up in an occupational diseases registry
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Work-related upper extremity disorders: one-year follow-up in an occupational diseases registry
PURPOSE To study the course and consequences of work-related upper extremity disorders in the registry of the Netherlands Centre for Occupational Diseases (NCvB). METHODS A follow-up study was performed in a sample of consecutive cases of work-related upper extremity disorders notified to the NCvB. Perceived severity was measured with VAS (0-100), quality of life with VAS (0-100) and SF-36, f...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0340-0131,1432-1246
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0611-1