White fingers, cold environment, and vibration - exposure among Swedish construction workers

• Auteurs principaux: Lage Burström (Auteur), Bengt Järvholm (Auteur), Tohr Nilsson (Auteur), Jens Wahlström (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the association between white fingers, cold environment, and exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV). The hypothesis was that working in cold climate increases the risk of white fingers. METHODS: The occurrence of white fingers was investigated as a cros...