Understanding the link between occupational exposure to foot-transmitted vibration and the development of vibration-induced white-feet

Eger, Tammy; Leduc, Mallorie; Goggins, Katie; Thompson, Aaron; House, Ron

Eger, Tammy^1,2; Leduc, Mallorie¹; Goggins, Katie¹; Thompson, Aaron^3,4; House, Ron^3,4

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Hand-Arm Vibration

Affiliations

¹Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Laurentian University, Sudbury ON, Canada

²School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada

³Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴Separtment of Occupational and Environmental Health, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

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