Factors influencing finger systolic blood pressure test for diagnosis of vibration-induced white finger

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 366-370

  Kurozawa, Youichi ^a   Nasu, Yoshiro ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAN IN ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cold provocation; Finger systolic blood pressure; Vibration induced white finger

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COLD TREATMENT; COOLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MEASUREMENT; PROVOCATION TEST; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VIBRATION DISEASE;

EID: 28444487930     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.10.366     Document Type: Review

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