Thermal perception thresholds among young adults exposed to hand-transmitted vibration

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 519-533

  Nilsson, Tohr ^a,c   Burstrom L ^a   Hagberg, M ^b   Lundstrom R ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hand arm vibration; Occupational; QST; Thermal perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLD SENSATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY EVALUATION; SENSORY NERVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SYNDROME; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SWEDEN; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 39749151152     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0258-0     Document Type: Article

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