Hand-arm vibration syndrome and soft-tissue disorders of the upper limbs in forestry workers;Sindrome da vibrazioni mano-braccio e patologie degli arti superiori correlate con il lavoro forestale

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 282-296

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   Rui, Francesca ^a   Versini, W ^b   Tommasini, M ^b   Nataletti, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari della Provincia Autonoma di Trento ^*  (Italy)

^c ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ergonomic risk factors; Forestry work; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Mechanical vibration; Upper limb musculo skeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARM; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORESTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WORKER; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HAND; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; SYNDROME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ARM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORESTRY; HAND; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; SYNDROME; VIBRATION;

EID: 21644432347     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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