Changes in hairdressers' work techniques and physical capacity during rehabilitation

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-268

  Nevala Puranen, Nina ^a   Halonen, Merja ^b   Tikkanen, Ritva ^b   Arokoski, Jari P A ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Rehabilitation Center Siilinjarvi   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Ergonomics; Hairdresser; Rehabilitation; Work technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083832     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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