Repetitive Motion Disorders Health Article

PERIODICALS

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Kale, Satischandra, MD. "Trigger Finger." eMedicine February 25, 2002 (March 23, 2004). <http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic570.htm>.

Kaye, Vladimir, MD, and Murray E. Brandstater, PhD. "Transcutaenous Electrical Nerve Stimulation." eMedicine January 29, 2002 (March 23, 2004). <http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic206.htm>.

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Leclerc, A., J. F. Chastang, I. Niedhammer, et al. "Incidence of Shoulder Pain in Repetitive Work." Occupational and Environmental Medicine 61 (January 2004): 39–44.

Meals, Roy A., MD. "De Quervain Tenosynovitis." eMedicine April 15, 2002 (March 23, 2004). <http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic482.htm>

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OTHER

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ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018-4262. (847) 823-7186 or (800) 346-AAOS; Fax: (847) 823-8125. <http://www.aaos.org>.

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). 6300 North River Road, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018. (847) 384-8300; Fax: (847) 384-1435. info@hand-surg.org. <http://www.hand-surg.org>.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333. (404) 639-3534 or (800) 311-3435. <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html>.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Information Clearinghouse, National Institutes of Health. 1 AMS Circle, Bethesda, MD 20892-3675. (301) 495-4844 or (877) 22-NIAMS; Fax: (301) 718-6366. NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov. <http://www.niams.nih.gov>

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 496-5751 or (800) 352-9424. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov>.

Rebecca J. Frey, PhD