Salivary endothelin and vascular disorders in vibration-exposed workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-141

  Bovenzi, Massimo ^a   D'Agostin, Flavia ^a   Rui, Francesca ^a   Ambrosi, Luigi ^b   Zefferino, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cold challenge; Salivary endothelin; Vibration exposure; White finger

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN[1-21]; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3;

FORESTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGEN; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIGITAL ARTERY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FINGER; FORESTRY; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VIBRATION; WORKER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HYPERTENSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SMOKING HABIT; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 45149114590     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1224     Document Type: Article

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