Epidemiology of occupational disorders of the upper extremity.
The rise in reports of occupational disorders of the upper extremity has been meteoric. This chapter examines the frequency and prevalence of upper extremity disorders, reviews the active surveys of upper extremity disorders in selected occupations, examines current surveillance systems, and discusses the problem of effective case definition.
Cherniack
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Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030-6210, USA.
D001132:Arm; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors