The effect of age and gender on joint range of motion of worker population in Taiwan

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 596-600

  Chung, Meng Jung ^a   Wang, Mao Jiun J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Joints; Range of motion; Worker population

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENDER; JOINTS; RANGE OF MOTION; WORKER POPULATION;

DIAGNOSIS;

ROM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANKLE; ARM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DATA BASE; ELBOW; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HIP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; LEG; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; WRIST;

EID: 67349097735     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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