Evaluation of finger skin temperature by cold provocation test for diagnosis of vibration induced white finger (VWF)

Industrial Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-26

  Tomida, Kotaro ^a   Morioka, Ikuharu ^a   Kaewboonchoo, Orawan ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroichi ^a   Miyai, Nobuyuki ^a   Ishii, Noriko ^a   Miyashita, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

10 C 10 min method; Cold provocation test; Evaluation standard; Finger skin temperature; Vibration induced white finger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; COLD EXPOSURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRILL; FEMALE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PROVOCATION TEST; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCREENING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031936469     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.36.20     Document Type: Article

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