Prevalence of upper limb disorders among female librarians
Author(s) -
R. Pandy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
occupational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1471-8405
pISSN - 0962-7480
DOI - 10.1093/occmed/kqt080
Subject(s) - upper limb , medicine , physical therapy , wrist , confidence interval , population , thumb , working population , lower limb , cross sectional study , epidemiology , carpal tunnel syndrome , work related musculoskeletal disorders , demography , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , poison control , pathology , sociology
Work as a librarian involves exposure to potential risk factors for developing upper limb disorders. The prevalence of upper limb symptoms has, however, not previously been assessed in this occupational group.
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