Nerve conduction in relation to vibration exposure - A non-positive cohort study

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sandén, Helena ^a   Jonsson, Andreas ^a   Wallin, B Gunnar ^b   Burström, Lage ^c   Lundström, Ronnie ^c   Nilsson, Tohr ^c,d   Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENGINEERING; HAND ARM VIBRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LATENT PERIOD; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77954679309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-5-21     Document Type: Article

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