Transmission of vibration energy to different parts of the human hand-arm system

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Sörensson, Anna ^a   Burström, Lage ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Hand; Laser; Transmission; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; FORCE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSDUCER; VIBRATION; WRIST;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030870175     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050207     Document Type: Article

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