Assessment of physiological strain in inland fishing activity

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-23

  Biswas, R ^a   Samanta, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac strain; Energy expense; Heart rate; Inland fishing; Physiological strain; Vo2max

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY COST; ERGOMETRY; FISHERMAN; FISHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33645701049     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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