Effect of respirator inspiratory resistance level on constant load treadmill work performance

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 474-479

  Johnson, Arthur T ^a   Scott, William H ^a   Lausted, Christopher G ^a   Benjamin, M Benhur ^a   Coyne, Karen M ^a   Sahota, Manjit S ^a   Johnson, Monique M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Resistance; Respirator; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOVENTILATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TREADMILL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032856061     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984467     Document Type: Article

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