Cluster Analysis of Symptoms Among Patients with Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Introduction Some musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity are not readily classified. The study objective was to determine if there were symptom patterns in self-identified repetitive strain injury (RSI) patients. Methods Members ( n = 700) of the Dutch RSI Patients Association filled out a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 526 - 537 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2010
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