The diagnostic value of finger systolic blood pressure and cold-provocation testing for the vascular component of hand-arm vibration syndrome in health surveillance

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 520-527

  Poole, K ^a   Elms, J ^a   Mason, Howard J ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold provocation; Finger systolic blood pressure; HAVS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; FINGERS; HAND; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYNDROME; VIBRATION;

EID: 11044238261     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh108     Document Type: Article

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