Vibration sense in the upper limb in patients with repetitive strain injury and a group of at-risk office workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Greening, Jane ^a   Lynn, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Neuropathy; Repetitive strain injury; Sensory processing; Vibratometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDIAN NERVE; OFFICE WORKER; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; ARM; COMPUTER TERMINALS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION DISORDERS; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031884190     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050246     Document Type: Article

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