Prediction of shoulder flexion endurance from personal factors

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-329

  Erik Mathiassen, Svend ^a   Åhsberg, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Fatigue; Gender; Guidelines; Isometric

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; TORQUE;

AGE; ENDURANCE CAPACITY; GENDER; GUIDELINES; ISOMETRIC;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MODEL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER;

EID: 0345161665     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(98)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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