Effects of industrial back supports physiological demand, lifting style and perceived exertion

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 445-453

  Marley, Robert J ^a   Duggasani, Amarnath R ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back belt; Ergogenic corset; Industrial back support; Lifting belt; Low back injury; Low back pain; Manual material handling

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; JOB ANALYSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PHYSIOLOGY;

EROGENIC CORSET; INDUSTRIAL BACK SUPPORTS; LIFTING BELTS; MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0030175465     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(94)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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