How long is long enough? Evaluating sampling durations for low back emg assessment

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 664-670

  Trask, Catherine M ^a   Teschke, Kay ^a   Morrison, James ^b   Wallacejohnson, Peter ^c   Village, Judy ^a   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Ergonomics; Exposure assessment; Low back disorders; Sampling duration; Sampling strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

BIOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 49649124695     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802313840     Document Type: Article

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