Normative data for vascular and neurological tests of the hand-arm vibration syndrome

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 43-54

  Lindsell, Christopher J ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold provocation tests; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Normative data; Thermal thresholds; Vibrotactile thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN FUNCTION; COLD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FINGER; HAND; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROVOCATION TEST; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SMOKING HABIT; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

EID: 0036461148     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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