Hand-arm-vibration syndrome (HAVS): Is there a central nervous component? An fMRI study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 514-519

  Lundborg, Göran ^a   Rosen B ^a   Knutsson, L ^a   Holtas S ^a   Stahlberg F ^a   Larsson, E M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WORKER;

EID: 0036909163     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0813     Document Type: Article

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