Reduced epidermal nerve density among hand-transmitted vibration-exposed workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 549-555

  Liang, Huey Wen ^a   Hsieh, Sung Tsang ^a   Cheng, Tsuen Jen ^a,b   Du, Chung Li ^a   Wang, Jung Der ^a,b   Chen, Ming Fong ^a   Su, Ta Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDERMAL NERVE; FOREARM; HAND; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NERVE; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; FINGERS; FOREARM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN; VIBRATION;

EID: 33745216468     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000222561.59916.61     Document Type: Article

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