Changes over a workshift in aesthesiometric and vibrotactile perception thresholds of workers exposed to intermittent hand transmitted vibration from impact wrenches

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 577-587

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Apostoli, Piero ^b   Alessandro, Grazia ^b   Vanoni, Oscar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute tactile dysfunction; Sensorineural disorders; Vibration dose

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

VIBRIO;

EID: 0030804407     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.8.577     Document Type: Review

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