Duration of acute exposures to vibration and finger circulation

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-137

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Lindsell, Christopher J ^b   Griffin, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure duration; Finger blood flow; Hand transmitted vibration; Vasoregulatory mechanisms; Vibration induced white finger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031750457     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.290     Document Type: Article

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