Comparative resolution of metabolic and psychophysical variables in discriminating between small-difference low-demand lifting tasks

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-71

  Kumar, Shrawan ^a   Lechelt, Eugene C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body part discomfort rating; Heart rate; Metabolic rate; Psychophysics; Rate of perceived exertion; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; MATERIALS HANDLING; METABOLISM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DISCOMFORT RATING; METABOLIC RATE; RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0033120884     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(98)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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