Computer-generated headache: brachiocephalgia at first byte.
Twenty-four women employed as computer operators were evaluated for complaints of occipital headaches, as well as neck and shoulder pain. Although the symptoms were highly variable with respect to duration, intensity and distribution, they were mutually consistent in that they started or intensified...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 183 - 186 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1989 Aug
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