Physiological effect of vibrations on tractor drivers under variable ploughing conditions

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-409

  Muzammil, Mohammad ^a   Siddiqui, Saad S ^a   Hasan, Faisal ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Farm equipment; Field; Pulse rate; Vibration level

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DRIVER; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PLOWING; STRESS; VIBRATION;

ADULT; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIMETRY; VIBRATION;

EID: 6944243756     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.403     Document Type: Article

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