Development of physical selection procedures for the british army. phase 2: Relationship between physical performance tests and criterion tasks

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-105

  Rayson, M ^a   Holliman, D ^a   Belyavin, A ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment standards; Manual material handling; Military personnel; Personnel selection; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER;

EID: 0033954136     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300184675     Document Type: Article

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