Method and performance: Two elements of work technique

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 798-816

  Kjellberg, Katarina ^a   Lindbeck, Lars ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Lifting; Motion analysis; Perceived exertion; Work technique

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; PERFORMANCE; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; VELOCITY;

LIFTING; MOTION; MUSCLE ACTIVITY; TRUNK ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT; WORK TECHNIQUE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRUNK; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LIFTING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032100740     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398186658     Document Type: Article

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