The fate of Mrs Robinson: Criteria for recognition of whole-body vibration injury as an occupational disease

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 185-194

  Hulshof, C T J ^a   Van Der Laan, G ^a   Braam, I T J ^a   Verbeek, J H A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATIONS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0037162204     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.4255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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