Study protocol: The effects of work-site exercise on the physical fitness and work-ability of older workers

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mackey, Martin ^a   Maher, Chris G ^a   Wong, Terry ^b   Collins, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Fit for Work Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGE FACTORS; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 33846903319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-9     Document Type: Article

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