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- Title
Diagnosis of vascular injuries caused by hand-transmitted vibration.
- Authors
Harada, N; Mahbub, M H
- Abstract
For a reliable objective diagnosis of vascular injuries in hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), the standardized cold provocation tests--finger skin temperature measurement during hand(s) immersion in cold water (FST test) and finger systolic blood pressure measurement during local cold exposure (FSBP test)--are widely used. In recent years there is a growing controversy regarding the diagnostic value of these tests. The aim of this study was to describe particularly the diagnostic performance of FST and FSBP tests, and also to focus on the problems and uncertainties regarding the test conditions and results, in the laboratory diagnosis of vascular injuries caused by hand-transmitted vibration.
- Publication
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2008, Vol 81, Issue 5, p507
- ISSN
1432-1246
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00420-007-0246-4