An investigation of respiration while wearing back belts

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-192

  Soh, Tzer Nan ^a   Parker, Patrick L ^b   Crumpton, Lesia L ^c   Mealins, Caroline ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Back belts; Intra abdominal pressure; Lifting; Respiration

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COMPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0030869554     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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