Cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome - An audit of the results of the Department of Trade and Industry scheme for the evaluation of miners

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1076-1079

  Proud, G ^a   Burke, F ^b   Lawson, I J ^b   McGeoch, K L ^b   Miles, J N V ^b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COLD; EVALUATION; FINGER; HAND; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MINER; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WARMING;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; COLD; HAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARESTHESIA; SENSATION DISORDERS; SYNDROME; VASCULAR DISEASES; VIBRATION;

EID: 0141518227     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4200     Document Type: Article

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