Electromyographical assessment on muscular fatigue - An elaboration upon repetitive typing activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 661-669

  Lin, Ming I ^a   Liang, Huey Wen ^b   Lin, Kwan Hwa ^c   Hwang, Yaw Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic contraction; Electromyogram; Ergonomics; Muscle fatigue; Typing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WORK;

ADULT; COMPUTER TERMINALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE;

EID: 5644292287     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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