| Document ID (ISN) | 111202 |
| CIS number |
10-0861 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0944-2502 - Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fritz M. |
| Title |
Whole-body vibration and degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine - Cause and effect |
| Original title |
Ganzkörper-Schwingungen und bandscheibenbedingte Erkrankungen der Lendenwirbelsäule - Ursache und Wirkung [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2010, Vol.60, No.17. p.220-232. Illus. 72 ref. |
| Abstract |
This review article explains the mechanisms that cause degenerative diseases of the lumbar column among workers exposed to long-term whole-body vibration. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
whole-body vibration; osteoarthritis; lumbar column; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
disc lesions; work posture; age-linked differences; long-term exposure |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
Occupational pathology
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Vibration
Work posture
|
