The effects of rivet guns on hand-arm vibration

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 595-608

  Kattel, Bheem P ^a   Fernandez, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a Gt Amer Ins Companies Japan L   (United States)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; CTD; Hand arm vibration; Rivet gun; Vibration white finger (VWF)

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BIOMECHANICS; HAND TOOLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RIVETING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

RIVET GUNS;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRY; INJURY; MALE; MATERIALS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION;

EID: 0344177986     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(98)00074-2     Document Type: Article

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