Regression models for predicting peak and continuous three-dimensional spinal loads during symmetric and asymmetric lifting tasks

Human Factors

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 373-388

  Fathallah, Fadi A ^a   Marras, William S ^b   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SHEAR STRESS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033382190     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872099779611094     Document Type: Article

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