Relationship of Demographic Variables on Perception of Fatigue and Discomfort Following Prolonged Standing under Various Flooring Conditions

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-76

  Orlando, Antonina R ^a   King, Phyllis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Fatigue; Flooring; Prolonged standing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; DEMOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STANDING;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 1642272873     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOOR.0000015011.39875.75     Document Type: Article

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