Energy costs of simulated stair climbing as a job-related task in fire fighting

Journal of Occupational Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 282-284

  O’Connell, Eugene R ^a   Thomas, Phillip C ^a   Cady, Lee D ^a   Karwasky, Robert J ^a  

^a Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Office Occupational Health and Safety Cardiopulmonary Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAIR CLIMBING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERTION; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0022481391     PISSN: 00961736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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