How likely is it that Stockholm Stage 1 of the hand arm vibration syndrome will progress to Stages 2 and 3?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 401-402

  Lawson, I J ^a   McGeoch, K L ^a  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand arm vibration syndrome; Stockholm Stages

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

ARM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SYNDROME; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032867353     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.6.401     Document Type: Article

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