Use of accelerometers as an ergonomic assessment method for arm acceleration a large-scale field trial

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1430-1445

  Estill, Cheryl Fairfield ^a   MacDonald, Leslie A ^a   Wenzl, Thurman B ^a   Petersen, Martin R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Biomechanics; Kinematics; Upper limb motion; Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs)

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0033832430     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300421842     Document Type: Article

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