Hand arm vibration syndrome among quarry workers in Vietnam

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-170

  Futatsuka, Makoto ^a   Shono, Masahiro ^a   Sakakibara, Hisataka ^b   Quan, Pham Quoc ^c  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Vietnam Natl Inst Labor Protect   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Hand arm vibration; Peripheral circulation; Quarry workers; Sensori neural function; Vibration induced white finger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRILL; FATIGUE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; ROCK; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TINNITUS; TREMOR; VIBRATION; VIBRATION INDUCED WHITE FINGER; VIBRATION SYNDROME; VIET NAM;

ADULT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; VIBRATION; VIETNAM;

EID: 17644385137     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.165     Document Type: Article

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