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| Ronald A HouseSummaryAffiliation: St. Michael's Hospital Country: Canada Publications
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DASH work module in workers with hand-arm vibration syndromeR House
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto155 College Street Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada
Occup Med (Lond) 62:448-50. 2012..The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand work module (DASH-W) questionnaire has not previously been described in relation to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)...
Investigation of factors affecting mass psychogenic illness in employees in a fish-packing plantR A House
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Ind Med 32:90-6. 1997..Management of this incident required reassurance of employees that there was no hazardous exposure in the plant as well as recognition of the need to reduce underlying sources of stress in the work environment...
Upper extremity disability in workers with hand-arm vibration syndromeRon House
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occup Med (Lond) 59:167-73. 2009..Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is a common occupational problem and it is important to understand the disability associated with this condition...
Noise-induced hearing loss in construction workers being assessed for hand-arm vibration syndromeRonald A House
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Can J Public Health 101:226-9. 2010..Construction workers are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) but often have no periodic audiometric testing...
Vasospasm in the feet in workers assessed for HAVSR House
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada
Occup Med (Lond) 61:115-20. 2011..Previous studies have suggested that the presence of the vascular component of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) in the hands increases the risk of cold-induced vasospasm in the feet...
Prevalence of upper extremity symptoms and possible risk factors in workers handling paper currencyD L Holness
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occup Med (Lond) 48:231-6. 1998..However, the results do suggest that within a group exposed to similar ergonomic stressors, psychological job demands may be an important factor associated with musculoskeletal symptoms...
