Effort reproduction accuracy in pinching, gripping, and lifting among industrial males

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-119

  Kumar, Shrawan ^a   Narayan, Yogesh ^a   Chouinard, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effort perception; Graded strength exertion; Subjective effort production

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

EFFORT PERCEPTION; GRADED STRENGTH EXERTION; SUBJECTIVE EFFORT PRODUCTION;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031214061     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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