Strength capability while kneeling

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1363-1379

  Haslegrave, Christine M ^a   Tracy, Moira F ^a   Corlett, E Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force exertion; Kneeling; Strength

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ISOMETRIC STRENGTH;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRENGTH; WORK;

EID: 0031543290     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397187414     Document Type: Article

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