Hand-arm vibration syndrome among travertine workers: a follow up study.
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Hand-arm vibration syndrome among travertine workers: a follow up study.
In a six year follow up study of the handarm vibration syndrome, 62 stoneworkers operating hand held vibrating tools in 10 travertine quarries and mills were first investigated in 1985 and then in 1991. The frequency weighted acceleration of vibration from the rock drills and stone hammers used by the travertine workers exceeded 20 m/s2, indicating a hazardous work activity according to the pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.51.6.361