Nerve damage occurs at a wide range of vibration frequencies

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 687-692

  Govindaraju, Sandya R ^a   Curry, Brian D ^a   Bain, James L W ^a   Riley, Danny A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriolar dilatation; Edema; Frequency; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Myelin damage

Indexed keywords

HAND TOOLS; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ARTERIOLAR DILATATION; EDEMA; FREQUENCY; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; MYELIN DAMAGE;

VIBRATORS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HAND ARM VIBRATION; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VIBRATION;

EID: 50849105116     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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