Measuring neuromuscular fatigue in cervical spinal musculature of military helicopter aircrew

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1183-1189

  Harrison, Michael F ^a   Neary, J Patrick ^a   Albert, Wayne J ^b   Kuruganti, Usha ^b   Croll, James C ^b   Chancey, V Carol ^c   Bumgardner, Bradley A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 75349103834     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-00-7409     Document Type: Article

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