Development and testing of a screening tool for mine workers with possible hand arm vibration syndrome

Development and testing of a screening tool for mine workers with possible hand arm vibration syndrome

Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a collective term for the symptoms arising from the prolonged use of vibrating hand tools. An investigation into the literature on available screening tools for HAVS was conducted. A screening tool is used for the quick identification of certain symptoms without...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sampson, Elsjebe
Other Authors: Prof. J A van Tonder
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Questionnaire
Rock drill operators
Frequency
Two point discriminator
Tuning fork
Diagnosis
Screening
Hand arm vibration syndrome
Sensitivity
Specificity
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28413
Sampson, E 2006, Development and testing of a screening tool for mine workers with possible hand arm vibration syndrome, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28413 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132006-094909/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28413
Sampson, E 2006, Development and testing of a screening tool for mine workers with possible hand arm vibration syndrome, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28413 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132006-094909/

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