The Concurrent Validity of the ERGOS™ Work Simulator and the Ergo-Kit® with Respect to Maximum Lifting Capacity

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-118

  Rustenburg, G ^a   Kuijer, Paul P F M ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concurrent validity; Ergo Kit ; ERGOS Work Simulator; Functional capacity evaluation; Lifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERGOS WORK SIMULATOR; FIRE FIGHTER; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MAXIMUM LIFTING CAPACITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 1842472110     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOOR.0000018327.27554.58     Document Type: Article

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