Cold-provocation testing for the vascular component of hand-arm vibration syndrome in health surveillance

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 577-583

  Poole, Kerry ^a   Elms, Joanne ^a   Mason, Howard ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold provocation; Diagnosis; Hand arm vibration; HAVS; Vibration white finger

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INJURY; MEASUREMENT; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

EID: 33751080375     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.577     Document Type: Article

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