Recent advances in biodynamics of human hand-arm system

Industrial Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-471

  Dong, Ren G ^a   Wu, John Z ^a   Welcome, Daniel E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodynamics of hand arm vibration; Hand arm vibration; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Hand transmitted vibration; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; FORCE; GLOVE; HAND; HAND TRANSMITTED VIBRATION; MEASUREMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIBRATION;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; HAND; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VIBRATION;

EID: 23344449244     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.43.449     Document Type: Review

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