期刊名称：The Open
Occupational Health & Safety Journal
电子版ISSN：1876-2166
出版年度：2009
卷号：1
页码：1-6
DOI：10.2174/1876216601001010001
出版社：Bentham open
摘要：
The literature has reported widely on the adverse effects of whole-body vibration (wbv) exposure on professional
drivers and the adverse health outcomes of lower back pain, and other musculoskeletal effects. Fewer reports exist
on the adverse effects of wbv on the female reproductive system and foetal health and even less on the male reproductive
system and function. This paper highlights some of the past and current literary evidence on the effects of wbv on the female
and male reproductive systems and function as well as the possible reasons for the paucity of evidence in the literature.
The difficulties in conducting epidemiological research in this field are explored with discussion on some of the major
confounding factors which make it difficult to establish clear causal links between exposure and outcomes, especially
for adverse reproductive effects.
