Measuring posture for epidemiology: Comparing inclinometry, observations and self-reports

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1067-1078

  Teschke, Kay ^a   Trask, Catherine ^a   Johnson, Pete ^b   Chow, Yat ^a   Village, Judy ^a   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Exposure modelling; Flexion extension; Heavy industry; Lateral flexion

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE MODELLING; FLEXION/EXTENSION; HEAVY INDUSTRIES; LATERAL FLEXION;

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPINE DISEASE; WALKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPINAL DISEASES; WALKING;

EID: 73949133154     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130902912811     Document Type: Article

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