The validity of Raynaud's phenomenon symptoms in HAVS cases

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 431-435

  Youakim, Sami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blanching; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Photography; Raynaud's phenomenon; Vibration white finger

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FINGER; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; RAYNAUD DISEASE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 51749090391     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn075     Document Type: Article

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