Human muscle activity related to non-biomechanical factors in the workplace

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 151-158

  Waersted M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Mental workload; Motor unit firing; Muscle load

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VISUAL FIELD; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034536923     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000273     Document Type: Article

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