
@article{ref1,
title="Hand/wrist disorders among sign language communicators",
journal="American annals of the deaf",
year="2000",
author="Smith, Susan M. and Kress, Tyler A. and Hart, William M.",
volume="145",
number="1",
pages="22-25",
abstract="A study assessed the frequency of self-reported hand/wrist problems among 184 sign-language communicators. Fifty-nine percent reported experiencing hand/wrist problems, 26 percent reported experiencing hand/wrist problems severe enough to limit their ability to work, and 18 percent reported a medical diagnosis of wrist tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, or both. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-726X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}