Grading of sensorineural disturbances according to a modified Stockholm workshop scale using self-reports and QST

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 553-557

  Lundström, Ronnie ^a,b   Nilsson, Tohr ^c   Hagberg, Mats ^d   Burström, Lage ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arm; Exposure; Hand; Occupational health; Sensory neuropathy; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARESTHESIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSORY EVALUATION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HAND INJURIES; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-EXAMINATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 39749130483     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0249-1     Document Type: Article

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