| Document ID (ISN) | 110230 |
| CIS number |
09-1217 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mattioli S., Baldasseroni A., Curti S., Cooke R.M.T., Mandes A., Zanardi F., Farioli A., Buiatti E., Campo G., Violante F.S. |
| Title |
Incidence rates of surgically treated idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome in blue- and white-collar workers and housewives in Tuscany, Italy |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2009, Vol.66, No.5, p.299-304. Illus. 34 ref. |
| Abstract |
Surgically treated cases of carpal tunnel syndrome were investigated among 25-59-year-old residents of Tuscany, Italy, during 1997-2000, using hospital records. Population data were extracted from the 2001 census. Male and female blue-collar workers showed approximately three to sevenfold higher rates compared to their white-collar counterparts. Housewives' rates were similar to those of blue-collar women up to the 40-44 year age group, after which they were significantly lower. At all ages, housewives' rates were much higher than those of white-collar women, suggesting that domestic chores should be investigated as a possible risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Tuscany; frequency rates; surgical treatment; carpal-tunnel syndrome |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Italy; hospitals; risk factors; comparative study; sex-linked differences; blue-collar workers; white-collar workers; women |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system
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