Serological tests for diagnosis and staging of hand - Arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)

Hand

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-134

  Kao, Dennis S ^a   Yan, Ji Geng ^a   Zhang, Lin Ling ^a   Kaplan, Rachel E ^a   Riley, Danny A ^a   Matloub, Hani S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Hand armvibration syndrome (HAVS); Serology; Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule; Thrombomodulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749108605     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-007-9079-6     Document Type: Article

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