Normative vibrotactile thresholds measured at five European test centres

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 517-528

  Lindsell, Christopher J ^a,b   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confounding variables; Measurement methods; Normative data; Vibrotactile thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STIMULUS; VIBRATION SENSE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

EID: 0141920805     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0444-7     Document Type: Article

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