Physiological factors in stretcher carriage performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 409-413

  Knapik, Joseph J ^a   Harper, William ^b   Crowell, Harrison P ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Military personnel; Muscle contraction; Muscle strength; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOREARM; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIGH; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033048911     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050530     Document Type: Article

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