Quality of life in Swedish workers exposed to hand-arm vibration

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-169

  Cederlund, Ragnhild ^a   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a   Lundborg, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Hand arm vibration; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; HAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WELLBEING;

EID: 34548386196     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.231     Document Type: Article

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