Heavy manual work, exposure to vibration and Dupuytren's disease? Results of a surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders.

Abstract

Despite the limited number of cases, occupational exposure, including both vibration exposure and heavy manual work without significant vibration exposure, was associated with Dupuytren's disease.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Dupuytren Contracture
• France
• Humans
• Logistic Models
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Occupational Diseases
• Occupational Exposure
• Occupations
• Population Surveillance
• Prevalence
• Questionnaires
• Risk Factors
• Vibration
• Work

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Authors

• Alexis Descatha
• Julie Bodin
• Catherine Ha
• Pierre Goubault
• Marine Lebreton
• Jean François Chastang
• Ellen Imbernon
• Annette Leclerc
• Marcel Goldberg
• Yves Roquelaure

Publication date

2012-03-08

Journal

Journal topics

• Environmental Exposure
• Environmental Health
• Occupational Diseases
• Occupational Health

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Occupational and environmental medicine

Université de Versailles St-Quentin, UMRS 1018, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Population-Based Epidemiological Cohorts Research Platform, Villejuif, France. alexis.descatha [at] rpc.aphp.fr

Release reference

Occup Environ Med. 2012 Apr;69(4):296-9

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