How to assess physical work-ability with Functional Capacity Evaluation methods in a more specific and efficient way?

Work

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Gouttebarge, Vincent ^a   Wind, Haije ^a   Kuijer, P Paul F M ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

efficiency; musculoskeletal complaints; Physical work ability; practicality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK; WORK CAPACITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 78650526033     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-1084     Document Type: Article

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