The effect of different warming methods on sensory nerve conduction velocity in shipyard workers occupationally exposed to hand-arm vibration

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1045-1058

  Cherniack, Martin ^a   Brammer, Anthony J ^a   Lundstrom, Ronnie ^a   Morse, Tim F ^a   Neely, Greg ^a   Nilsson, Tohr ^a   Peterson, Donald ^a   Toppila, Esko ^a   Warren, Nicholas ^a   Diva, Ulysses ^a   Croteau, Marc ^a   Dussetschleger, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise induced warming; Sensory nerve conduction velocity; Thermography; Vibration exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND ARM VIBRATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SHIPYARD WORKER; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; WARMING;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 44649134801     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0299-4     Document Type: Article

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