A descriptive study of women injured by hand-arm vibration

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-307

  Bylund, Sonya H ^a   Burström, Lage ^a   Knutsson, Anders ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand arm vibration; Questionnaire; White fingers; Women

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); FINANCIAL MARKETS; HAND TOOLS; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SURVEYS;

VIBRATION INJURIES;

HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; VIBRATION DISEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGY; TIME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HAND ARM VIBRATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WHITE FINGERS; WOMEN;

EID: 0036526885     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef025     Document Type: Article

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