¶ … marked increase in "cumulative trauma disorders throughout the United States" (Lalumandier and McPhee, 2001, p. 130). Moreover, the article explicitly denotes that of these types of disorders, there is a growing number of laborers who are experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome. In fact, this issue is highly prevalent among dental hygienists, and even represents a significant occupation hazard as such.
The abstract actually does highlight the research methodology that was deployed for this article. The principle aspect of this methodology was a survey of over 5,000 people who worked in the field of dentistry for the U.S. army. However, the research methodology is not elucidated in great detail in the abstract. The article could be improved by the authors explicating more of their methodology in this section. Instead of doing...
Although the literature review for this article is fairly brief -- the article itself is merely a few pages, which explains this fact) it is fairly comprehensive and certainly elucidates the bevy of research that has taken place on this subject previously. To maximize the value of this brief literature review, the authors utilized end notes which takes less space than conventional referencing and allows them to dedicate more room to the various concepts pertaining to this subject.
4. The sample is representative of the population of interest somewhat. The sample consisted of dental personnel who were employed in the U.S. army. The study, however, is not explicitly…
