Neuromusculoskeletal disorders in the neck and upper extremities among drivers of all-terrain vehicles - A case series

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-7

  Rehn, Börje ^a   Nilsson, Tohr ^a,b   Järvholm, Bengt ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Occup and Environ Med ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRIVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; ARM; CLASSIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VIBRATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTURE; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 2442652911     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-5-1     Document Type: Article

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