Affected segments of the median nerve detected by fractionated nerve conduction measurement in vibration-induced neuropathy

Industrial Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-159

  Sakakibara, Hisataka ^a   Hirata, Mamoru ^b   Hashiguchi, Toshinori ^c   Toibana, Norikuni ^d   Koshiyama, Hiroshi ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Kyushu Res Inst for Social Med   (Japan)

^d Tokushima Kensei Hospital   (Japan)

^e Kochi Seikyo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Digital nerve; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

STRAWBERRY CRINKLE VIRUS;

EID: 0031978357     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.36.155     Document Type: Article

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