An electromyography study in three high risk poultry processing jobs

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 375-385

  Bao, Stephen ^a   Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Cohen, Martin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Muscle loading; Musculoskeletal disorders; Poultry workers; Repetitive motion

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ERGONOMICS;

SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035005239     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(01)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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