Multifocal neural conduction impairment in forestry workers exposed and not exposed to vibration

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1276-1283

  Giannini, Fabio ^a   Rossi, Simone ^a   Passero, Stefano ^a   Bovenzi, Massimo ^c   Cannavà, Gabriella ^b   Mancini, Rossana ^b   Cioni, Riccardo ^a   Battistini, Noè ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b ASL 7   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Neural conduction; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORESTRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033048631     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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