An overview of occupational whole-body and hand-arm vibration

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 266-270

  Wasserman, Donald E ^a  

^a Wasserman and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARM DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029968502     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1996.10389321     Document Type: Article

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