Article
Carpal tunnel syndrome: role of occupation.
International archives of occupational and environmental health - 1 Jan 1991
Delgrosso I, Boillat M A
Abstract excerpt
A total of 21 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in a regional hospital were analysed for their trade and serum alpha 1-antitrypsin phenotypes. The majority of these cases were women and mostly manual trades and professions were involved. Furthermore, heterozygo...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occupational Diseases
- Occupations
- Phenotype
- Sex Factors
- Switzerland
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin