Upper limb disorder due to manual pipetting.
This case report describes the occurrence of non-specific upper limb symptoms, in a 47-year-old female scientific officer, associated, with manual pipetting. The discussion considers the difficulty of risk assessment and reduction for this common procedure.
Baker
P
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MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
Cooper
C
C
D001132:Arm; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013594:Syringes