Utility of using a force and moment wrench to describe hand demand

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Morose, Tanya ^a   Greig, Michael ^a   Wells, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG; Hand force; Hand grip; Wrench

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644495568     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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