Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2101 East Jefferson Street

Rockville, MD 20852

http://www.ahrq.gov

Contract No. 290-97-0020

Prepared by:

ECRI

Health Technology Assessment Group

Vivian H. Coates, M.B.A.

Program Director

Charles M. Turkelson, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Richard Chapell, Ph.D.

Wendy Bruening, Ph.D.

Matthew D. Mitchell, Ph.D.

James T. Reston, Ph.D.

Jonathan R. Treadwell, Ph.D.

Investigators

AHRQ Publication No. 02-E038

December 2002

ISBN: 1-58763-125-3

ISSN: 1530-4396

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AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps heath care decisionmakerspatients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakersmake more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.

Suggested Citation:

Chapell R, Turkelson CM, Coates V, et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Worker-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremity. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 62. (Prepared by ECRI, Health Technology Assessment Group under Contract No. 290-97-0020.) AHRQ Publication No. 02-E038 Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2002.