The clinical assessment of hand-arm vibration syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 337-341

  Pelmear, Peter L ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WATER IMMERSION;

ARM INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SYNDROME; VIBRATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0042028365     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg007     Document Type: Article

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