Associations of work activities requiring pinch or hand grip or exposure to hand-arm vibration with finger and wrist osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Paula EC Hammer (Author), Rahman Shiri (Author), Ann I Kryger (Author), Lilli Kirkeskov (Author), Jens Peter Bonde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: We systematically reviewed the epidemiologic evidence linking finger and wrist osteoarthritis (OA) with work activities requiring pinch or hand grip or exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV). METHODS: PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to June 2013. We selected studies assessing t...