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Modeling the Effect of the 2018 Revised ACGIH® Hand Activity Threshold Limit Value® (TLV) at Reducing Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Marcus YungDivision of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3192-1470View further author information
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Ann Marie DaleDivision of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5624-8967View further author information
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Jay KapelluschDepartment of Occupational Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1016-276XView further author information
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Stephen BaoSafety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, Washington; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-2402View further author information
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Carisa Harris-AdamsonDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California; ;Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California; View further author information
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Alysha R. MeyersDivision of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC; View further author information
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Kurt T. HegmannDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Utah; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0743-1888View further author information
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David RempelDepartment of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California; ;Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CaliforniaView further author information
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Bradley A. EvanoffDivision of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 628-633 | Published online: 30 Jul 2019

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