The sensitivity and specificity of thermometry and plethysmography in the assessment of hand-arm vibration syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-186

  Thompson, Aaron ^a   House, Ron ^a   Manno, Michael ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hand arm vibration syndrome; Occupational; Photocell plethysmography; Sensitivity and specificity; Stockholm workshop scale; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849295817     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn027     Document Type: Article

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