Validity of occupational energy expenditure assessed by interview

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-33

  Pernold, Gunilla ^a,b   Tornqvist, Ewa Wigaeus ^c   Wiktorin, Christina ^a,b   Mortimer, Monica ^a,b   Karlsson, Eva ^c   Kilbom, Åsa ^c   Vingård, Eva ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Interview; MET; Occupational work; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORK;

EID: 0036164501     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110208984688     Document Type: Article

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