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Dose-response relation between exposure to two types of hand-arm vibration and sensorineural perception of vibration / Hannu Virokannas

Sumario: 31 railway workers and 32 lumberjacks were examined to compare the dose-response relation between the exposure to two types of hand-arm vibration and the sensory disturbances in peripheral nerves as evaluated by the vibration perception thresholds (VPTs). Clinical examinations were carried out that included measurements of the VPTs, and electroneuromyography (ENMG), and an inquiry to confirm the use of vibrating tools. Diseases of the central nervous system and neuropathies were checked by inquiry and a clinical examination, diabetes was excluded by a blood sample analysis, and the subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome confirmed with ENMG were excluded from the study

En: Occupational and environmental medicine. - London and Margate. - Vol. 52, nº 5, May 1995 ; p. 332-336

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Vibraciones . 3. Industria de la madera . 4. Ferrocarriles . 5. Epidemiología . 6. Enfermedades profesionales . 7. Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano . 8. Electromiografía . 9. Sistema nervioso . I. Título. II. Título: Occupational and environmental medicine.