Effects of cold and hand-arm vibration on the peripheral neurosensory and vascular system : an occupational perspective

Effects of cold and hand-arm vibration on the peripheral neurosensory and vascular system : an occupational perspective

Background In Swedish working life, exposure to cold and exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) are two common health hazards. Health effects of HAV in the neurosensory, vascular and musculoskeletal systems are collectively denoted hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), and have been thoroughly studied....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlsson, Daniel
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Yrkes- och miljömedicin 2017
Subjects:
Hand-arm vibration
Raynaud’s phenomenon
paresthesia
sensation of cold
hand-arm vibration syndrome
quantitative sensory testing
cold sensitivity
cold
cold exposure
frostbite
Sweden
cold injury
military
Environmental Health and Occupational Health
Miljömedicin och yrkesmedicin
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-141020
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-790-6

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-790-6

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