Effects of arm suspension in simulated assembly line work: Muscular activity and posture angles

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-253

  Yi, Feng ^a   Grooten, Wim ^a   Wretenberg, Per ^a,b   Arborelius, Ulf P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arm support; Assembly work; Bio mechanics; EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; SHOULDER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033151804     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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