Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Trends among the Workforce in Sweden †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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HAV | 1980 | 1990 | 2001 | 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Moderate | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
High | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
All | 29 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
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Pettersson, H.; Sjöström, M.; Wikström, M.; Selander, J. Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Trends among the Workforce in Sweden. Proceedings 2023, 86, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023086002
Pettersson H, Sjöström M, Wikström M, Selander J. Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Trends among the Workforce in Sweden. Proceedings. 2023; 86(1):2. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023086002
Chicago/Turabian StylePettersson, Hans, Mattias Sjöström, Max Wikström, and Jenny Selander. 2023. "Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Trends among the Workforce in Sweden" Proceedings 86, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023086002