Comparison of research case definitions for carpal tunnel syndrome

• Main Authors: Alexis Descatha (Author), Ann-Marie Dale (Author), Alfred Franzblau (Author), Justin Coomes (Author), Bradley Evanoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess agreement between different case definitions of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) for epidemiological studies. METHODS: We performed a literature search for papers suggesting case definitions for use in epidemiological studies of CTS. Using data elements bas...