Criteria for case definitions for upper limb and lower back disorders caused by mechanical vibration

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 98-110

  Bovenzi, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Centro Tumori   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lower back; Occupational disease; Upper limb; Vibration exposure; Work related diseases

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; TIME; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

ARM; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 34247541622     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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