Fatigue in the forearm resulting from low-level repetitive ulnar deviation

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 799-805

  Tigh Dennerlein, Jack ^a   Ciriello, Vincent M ^b   Kerin, Kirsty J ^a,c   Johnson, Peter W ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^c Circadian Technologies Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Extensor carpi ulnaris; Low frequency fatigue; Muscle; Musculoskeletal disorders; Repetitive work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SELF REPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; WEIGHT-BEARING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0347382309     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984875     Document Type: Article

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