Retrospective assessment of occupational exposure to whole-body vibration for a case-control study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 371-380

  Harris, M Anne ^a,b   Cripton, Peter A ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Occupational Cancer Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

case control; epidemiology; exposure assessment; whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; VIBRATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84862184637     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.679853     Document Type: Article

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