Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 8 , Pages 800-808 , August 2000

Predictive validity of symptoms and signs in the neck and shoulders

  • Eira Viikari-Juntura

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358-9-4747525; fax: +358-9-5876256.(E. Viikari-Juntura)
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  • Esa-Pekka Takala

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Hilkka Riihimäki

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Rami Martikainen

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Paavo Jäppinen

      Affiliations

    • Stora-Enso, Helsinki, Finland

Received 20 August 1998 ,Revised 5 January 2000 ,Accepted 10 January 2000.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 8 , Pages 800-808 , August 2000

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