Hand-arm vibration syndrome with use of anti-vibration chain saws: 19-year follow-up study of forestry workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 665-671

  Sutinen, Päivi ^a,b   Toppila, Esko ^c   Starck, Jukka ^c   Brammer, Anthony ^d   Zou, Jing ^e   Pyykkö, Ilmari ^e  

^a NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epicondylitis; Musculoskeletal; Neck pain; Rotator cuff; Vibration white finger

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPICONDYLITIS; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOREST WORKER; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARESTHESIA; PREVALENCE; RECORDING; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VIBRATION SYNDROME; VIBRATION WHITE FINGER;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORESTRY; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN;

EID: 33747175361     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0099-2     Document Type: Article

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