Health effects of mechanical vibration

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-64

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Centro Tumori   (Italy)

Author keywords

European directive; Hand transmitted vibration; Health effects; ISO standards; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; BONE DISEASE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HAND TRANSMITTED VIBRATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; TENDON DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 19044368177     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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