Diagnostic aspects of vibration-induced white finger

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 6-13

  Olsen, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cold provocation tests; Raynaud's phenomenon; Vibration induced white finger

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FINGER NAIL; HAND; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NAIL COLOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROVOCATION TEST; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VASOSPASM; VIBRATION; VIBRATION DISEASE; VIBRATION INDUCED RAYNAUD PHENOMENON;

EID: 0036461264     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200100272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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