Scleroderma and occupational exposure to hand-transmitted vibration

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 579-582

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Barbone, Fabio ^b   Pisa, Federica E ^b   Betta, Alberto ^c   Romeo, Luciano ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c NHS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Hand transmitted vibration; Occupation; Scleroderma; Silica

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING; DUST; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCLERODERMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIBRATION; WORKER;

SCLERODERMA;

EID: 0035188201     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100262     Document Type: Article

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