The effectiveness of using two different types of anti-vibration gloves compared to bare hand condition at dampening the frequencies associated with hand-arm vibration syndrome

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Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-203

  Jack, Robert J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

And adipose content; Anti vibration gloves; Hand arm vibration; Transmissibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SKIN PROTECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 26044443265     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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