Electromyographical study on surgeons in urology. ii. determination of muscular fatigue

Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 298-313

  Luttmann, Alwin ^a   JĀger, Matthias ^a   SÖkeland, JÜrgen ^b   Laurig, Wolfgang ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Endurance time; Field study; Joint analysis of emg spectra and amplitudes; Muscular fatigue; Urological surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM; SURGEON; TIME; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; UROGENITAL ENDOSCOPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0029870608     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139608964460     Document Type: Article

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