Relationship between hand-arm vibration exposure and onset time for symptoms in a heavy engineering production workshop

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 198-203

  Burström, Lage ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^b   Lundström, Ronnie ^c   Nilsson, Tohr ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accumulate; Disorder; Incidence; Neurological complaint; Standard; Vascular symptom

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENGINEERING; HAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; VASCULAR DISEASE; VIBRATION; WORKSHOP;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33745629060     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.999     Document Type: Article

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