The effects of posture, duration, and force on pinching frequency

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Klein, Mary G ^a   Fernandez, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Maximum acceptable frequency; Pinching task; Psychophysical approach

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PINCHING;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; WRIST;

EID: 0031257673     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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