A novel approach to preemployment worker fitness evaluations in a material-handling industry

Spine

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1994, Pages 2026-2032

  Reimer, David S ^a   Halbrook, Bobby D ^a   Dreyfuss, Paul H ^a   Tibiletti, Claire ^a  

^a Neuro Skeletal Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury rate; Isokinetics; Lifting capabilities; Trunk muscle function; Worker fitness evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FITNESS; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0027992702     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199409150-00001     Document Type: Article

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