Infrared thermometry in the diagnosis of hand-arm vibration syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-230

  Youakim, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold provocation; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Infrared thermometry; Validity

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLD; FINGER; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; FINGERS; HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953340004     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq004     Document Type: Article

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