Neuromuscular assessment of the elderly worker, NEW: A multidisciplinary European research project

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-109

  Läubli, Thomas ^a   Hermens, Hermie ^b   Sjøgaard, Gisela ^c  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EUROPE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MUSCLES; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 31144436526     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0045-0     Document Type: Editorial

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