Is skull sawing by autopsy assistants overlooked as a cause of vibration-induced white fingers?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-229

  Torén, Kjell ^a   Jonsson, Per ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Raynaud's phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SKULL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THUMB; VIBRATION;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0030013131     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.136     Document Type: Article

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