Workload and physical capacity among ageing municipal employees - A 16-year follow-up study

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 519-533

  Savinainen, Minna ^a   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^a   Ilmarinen, Juhani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Ageing; Muscle strength; Strain; Work demands; Work exposure

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR CAPACITY; ISOMETRIC TRUNK EXTENSION; WORKLOAD CAPACITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; LOADS (FORCES); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

PERSONNEL;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 6344249419     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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