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Document ID (ISN)54163
CIS number 90-1386
Year 1987
Convention or series no. Traduction INRS 30.89
Author(s) Margolis W., Kraus G.F.
Title The prevalence of carpal tunnel symptoms in female supermarket checkers
Original title Prévalence du syndrome du canal carpien chez les caissières de supermarché [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 1987. 11p.
Abstract Translation into French of an article published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine (Dec. 1987, Vol.29, No.12, p.953-956) and abstracted under CIS 88-1374. Summary: A questionnaire survey was made of 1087 checkers 18-49 years of age. There was an overall prevalence of self-reported carpal-tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms of 62.5%. Prevalence rates were related to use of laser scanners, age, years worked as a checker, and average number of hours worked per week. The findings were similar when more restrictive criteria of CTS symptoms were used. Use of estrogens was not positively related to reported CTS symptoms.
Descriptors (primary) carpal-tunnel syndrome; women; neurological effects; supermarkets
Descriptors (secondary) steroids; questionnaire survey; laser-scanner checkout systems; statistical evaluation; translation; age-linked differences
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Retail industry
Diseases of the nervous system