Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study of 2474 workers

Carisa Harris-Adamson; Ellen A Eisen; Jay Kapellusch; Arun Garg; Kurt T Hegmann; Matthew S Thiese; Ann Marie Dale; Bradley Evanoff; Susan Burt; Stephen Bao; Barbara Silverstein; Linda Merlino; Fred Gerr; David Rempel

doi:10.1136/oemed-2014-102378

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Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study of 2474 workers

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Carisa Harris-Adamson Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Department of Physical Therapy, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ellen A Eisen Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jay Kapellusch Center for Ergonomics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Arun Garg Center for Ergonomics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kurt T Hegmann Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthew S Thiese Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ann Marie Dale Division of General Medical Science, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bradley Evanoff Division of General Medical Science, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susan Burt Previously with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Bao Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Barbara Silverstein Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, Washington, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Linda Merlino Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fred Gerr Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Rempel Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Prof. David Rempel, 1301 South 46th Street Bldg 163 Richmond, CA 94804, USA; david.rempel{at}ucsf.edu

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Harris-Adamson C, Eisen EA, Kapellusch J, et al

Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study of 2474 workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2015;72:33-41.

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Received June 4, 2014
Revised September 3, 2014
Accepted September 27, 2014
First published October 16, 2014.

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April 27, 2016

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