CONTENTS — volume 12, no 4, 1986

Published: Aug 1986

Original article

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Pathophysiological and hygienic aspects of hand-arm vibration.
Pyykko I, Starck J
237
Fourth international symposium on hand-arm vibration. Helsinki, 6-8 May 1985.
242
Transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen in the forearm in the determination of the hand-arm vibration syndrome
Inaba R, Furuno T, Okada A
245
Usefulness of fingertip skin temperature for examining peripheral circulatory disturbances of vibrating tool operators.
Kurumatani N, Iki M, Hirata K, Moriyama T, Satoh M, Arai T
249
Digital rewarming time in the assessment of vibration-induced white finger
Welsh CL
251
Diagnostic method for the vibration syndrome with special reference to finger skin temperature and vibratory sense threshold
Niioka T, Kojima Y, Kaji H, Saito K
254
Cold provocation tests in the evaluation of vibration-induced white finger.
Pyykko I, Farkkila M, Korhonen O, Starck J, Jantti V
259
Treatments for vibration disease
Matoba T, Sakurai T
262
Plasma and urinary catecholamine concentrations in patients with vibration syndrome before and after hospital treatment
Saito K, Inuzuka S, Azuma K
265
A clinical assessment of seventy-eight cases of hand-arm vibration syndrome.
Taylor W, Ogston SA, Brammer AJ
269
Vibration-induced effects caused by impact wrenches used in truck assembly
Jorulf L
272
Defibrinogating therapy for peripheral circulatory disturbance in patients with vibration syndrome.
Nasu Y

Case report

277
Vibration exposure - a modifier of the onset of amyloid polyneuropathy: a case report
Hagberg M, Almay J, Kolmodin-Hedman B, Zetterlund B

Original article

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Pathological changes observed in the finger biopsy of patients with vibration-induced white finger.
Takeuchi T, Futatsuka M, Imanishi H, Yamada S
284
Dose-response relationships for hand-transmitted vibration.
Brammer AJ
289
Epidemiologic survey of vibration syndrome among riveters, chippers and grinders in the railroad system of the People's Republic of China.
Yu ZS, Chao H, Qiao L, Qian DS, Ye YH
293
Exposure conditions and Raynaud's phenomenon among riveters in the aircraft industry.
Engstrom K, Dandanell R
296
Vibration-induced white finger among selected underground rock drillers in British Columbia.
Brubaker RL, Mackenzie CJ, Hutton SG
301
Occurrence of white finger in the gas industry
Walker DD, Jones B, Ogston S
304
A follow-up study of vibration-induced white finger due to chain-saw operation
Futatsuka M, Ueno T
307
Vibration syndrome among Finnish forest workers, a follow-up from 1972 to 1983.
Pyykko I, Korhonen O, Farkkila M, Starck J, Aatola S, Jantti V
313
Follow-up study of patients with vibration syndrome in Japan.
Nasu Y, Ishida K
320
Effects of impulse vibration on the hand-arm system
Dupuis H, Schafer N
323
Impulsiveness of vibration as an additional factor in the hazards associated with hand-arm vibration.
Starck J, Pyykko I
327
Digital high-speed sampling of combined exposure to noise and vibration.
Pekkarinen J, Starck J
332
Handlebar vibration of a motorcycle during operation on different road surfaces.
Yokomori M, Nakagawa T, Matsumoto T
338
Vibration from riveting tools in the frequency range 6 Hz-10 MHz and Raynaud's phenomenon.
Dandanell R, Engstrom K
343
Applications of hand-arm models in the investigation of the interaction between man and machine.
Jahn R, Hesse M
347
Elaboration of a standard procedure for the measurement of vibration emitted by percussive tools--application to breakers.
Bitsch J, Donati P, Poirot R, Roure L
351
Chipping hammer vibration.
Clarke JB, Dalby W, Gunn JF
355
Accuracy of measuring impedance in the hand-arm system.
Hempstock TI, O'Connor DE
359
Transmission of hand-arm vibration to the head.
Sakakibara H, Kondo T, Miyao M, Yamada S, Nakagawa T, Kobayashi F, Ono Y
362
Physiological response of the rat to different vibration frequencies.
Okada A
365
Association between vibration-induced white finger and hearing loss in forestry workers.
Iki M, Kurumatani N, Hirata K, Moriyama T, Satoh M, Arai T
371
Circulatory reaction to heat and cold in vibration-induced white finger with and without sympathetic blockade--an experimental study.
Gemne G, Pyykko I, Starck J, Ilmarinen R
378
Cardiovascular responses of vibration-exposed workers to a cold provocation test.
Bovenzi M
382
Peripheral circulatory and nervous response to various frequencies of local vibration exposure
Nohara S, Okamoto K, Okada A
385
Effects of different weight loads on the body during motorcycle riding.
Matsumoto T, Fukaya Y, Yokomori M
389
Vasomotor oscillation in vibration-induced white finger.
Pyykko I, Gemne G, Kolari P, Starck J, Ilmarinen R, Aalto H
395
Finger peripheral resistance during local cold provocation in vasospastic disease.
Pyykko I, Kolari P, Farkkila M, Starck J, Korhonen O, Jantti V

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Administrative and judicial control of the hand-arm vibration syndrome in Japan
Fukui T

Original article

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Canadian compensation law and vibration-induced white finger. A revised description.
Paterson C
407
Assessment of vibration levels associated with hand-held roadbreakers.
Tasker EG
413
Responses of mechanoreceptive afferent units in the glabrous skin of the human hand to vibration.
Lundstrom RJ
417
Physiological noise and its influence on vibrotactile perception thresholds.
Piercy JE, Brammer AJ, Taylor W
420
High-frequency vibration and sensory nerves
Seppäläinen AM, Starck J, Härkönen H
423
Measures of vibrotactile sensitivity in persons exposed to hand-arm vibration.
Hayward RA, Griffin MJ
428
Assessing the severity of the neurological component of the hand-arm vibration syndrome.
Brammer AJ, Taylor W, Piercy JE
432
Peripheral nerve responses to hand-arm vibration
Sakurai T, Matoba T
435
Effect of local vibration on the brain monoamines of rats
Ariizumi M, Yamaguchi Y, Okada A