The prevalence of sensorineural symptoms attributable to hand- transmitted vibration in Great Britain: A National Postal survey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-107

  Palmer, Keith T ^a,c   Griffin, Michael J ^b   Bendall, Holly ^a   Pannett, Brian ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a   Coggon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributable number; Population; Sensorineural; Vibration; Vibration induced white finger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN TINGLING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0034040052     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200007)38:1<99::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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