The influence of job rotation and task order on muscle fatigue: A deltoid example

Work

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-213

  Raina, Sachin M ^a   Dickerson, Clark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative controls; Ergonomics; Job rotation; Muscular fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649136652     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0917     Document Type: Article

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