Nerve conduction studies and current perception thresholds in workers assessed for hand-arm vibration syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Lander, Lina ^a,b   Lou, Wendy ^a   House, Ron ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Current perception; HAVS; Nerve conduction; Neurological; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES; VIBRATION;

EID: 34447636272     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm012     Document Type: Article

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