Comparisons of physiological and perceptual responses in healthy men and women during standardized arm cranking and task-specific pushing-pulling

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 509-520

  Maikala, Rammohan V ^a   Bhambhani, Yagesh N ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Maximal aerobic capacity; Metabolic efficiency; Perceived exertion; Upper body exercise

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULSE OXIMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646744877     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0076-1     Document Type: Article

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