A longitudinal study of the learning and retention of task-specific training

Work

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-144

  McCannon, Robin ^a   Casey, Sharon ^b   Elfessi, Abdulaziz ^a   Alvarez, Nicole ^c   Tiry, Sarah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b Rehab Care Group   (United States)

^c Rusk County Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d MJ Care/Birch Hill Health Care Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mechanic training; Injury prevention; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIFTING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 17744382378     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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