The effects of vibration on workers

Work

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-132

  Ramos, Diane ^a   Schoenmann, Lynn ^a   Scott, Donna ^a   Trent, Julie ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Hand arm vibration; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; VIBRATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

EID: 0029942654     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/wor-1996-6207     Document Type: Article

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